Establishes local drug overdose fatality review teams.*
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Jan 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 21, 2021 · General Assembly Mar 25, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Jun 21, 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
12
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0)
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Dec 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (34-0) (Singer)
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-4)
senate
Jun 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (36-0) (Singer)
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
5 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
Bob Singer
RRepublican
P
JA
John Armato
DDemocratic
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
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