Establishes task force to study racial bias within criminal justice system.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
General Assembly Passage
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
Vetoed
Dec 2020
Introduced Jun 29, 2020
Vetoed Dec 14, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 29, 2020 · General Assembly Aug 27, 2020
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 40
Oct 29, 2020
D
Democratic26
84% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Dec 14, 2020
Vetoed
Absolute Veto, Received in the Assembly
lower
Oct 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0)
upper
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (74-0-3)
lower
Aug 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Aug 24, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee
lower
Jun 29, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
P
RL
Ronald L. Rice
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Coughlin
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
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