Increases strangulation assault to crime of second degree.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
General Assembly Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced May 28, 2020
Signed Jul 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2021 · General Assembly May 20, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2021
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican14
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jul 12, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.172.
executive
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0)
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (33-0)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 28, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
6 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
P
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
P
SB
Sandra B. Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Auth
RRepublican
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
Co
SV
Steven V. Oroho
RRepublican
Co
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
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