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A 5570 New Jersey General Assembly · 2020-2021 Regular Session

Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced May 5, 2021 Signed Aug 5, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021

How they voted

34–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Jun 30, 2021
D Democratic26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican13
9 Yea 1 Nay 3
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Aug 5, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.194.
executive
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-1)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (68-0-5)
lower
May 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
7 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Carol Murphy
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
NJ
7
P
Photo of Lisa Swain
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
NJ
38
P
Photo of Nilsa Cruz-Perez
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
DDemocratic
NJ
5
P
Photo of Patrick Diegnan
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
NJ
18
P
Photo of Robert Karabinchak
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
NJ
18
P
SV
Steven V. Oroho
RRepublican
NJ
24
P
Photo of Tony Bucco
Tony Bucco
RRepublican
NJ
25
Co
Photo of Anthony Verrelli
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
NJ
15
Co
Photo of Aura Dunn
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
NJ
25
Co
Photo of Britnee Timberlake
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
NJ
34
Co
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
NJ
34
Co
RJ
Richard J. Codey
DDemocratic
NJ
27
Co
Photo of Shirley Turner
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
NJ
15
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
NJ
37
Co
Photo of Yvonne Lopez
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
NJ
19