Renames Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission as "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve" and "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission."
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Jun 2, 2021
Signed Aug 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 30, 2021
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Aug 10, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.195.
executive
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-2)
lower
Jun 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
lower
4 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Craig Coughlin
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
P
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
P
SM
Stephen M. Sweeney
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
Co
SD
Samuel D. Thompson
DDemocratic
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