Requires incarcerated individual from State to be counted at residential address for municipal, county, and congressional redistricting purposes and for apportionment of regional school district board of education members. **
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
35–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 30, 2021
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.198.
executive
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-2)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (50-25-0)
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson)
lower
Jun 14, 2021
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
5 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
SB
Sandra B. Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
Shavonda Sumter
DDemocratic
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
JC
Jamel C. Holley
DDemocratic
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
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