Removes requirement for Legislature, DOE, free public libraries, and historical societies to purchase "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey."
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2021
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Governor
Introduced Nov 8, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2022
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 20, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Dec 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Nov 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Nov 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Craig Coughlin
DDemocratic
P
SM
Stephen M. Sweeney
DDemocratic
P
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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