Requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during public health emergency; prohibits contact with victim upon release of inmate awarded credits.***
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Jun 4, 2020
Signed Oct 19, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020 · General Assembly Sep 24, 2020
How they voted
21–15
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Aug 27, 2020
D
Democratic26
73% Yea
R
Republican13
69% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Oct 19, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.111.
executive
Sep 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (22-16)
upper
Sep 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (41-34-4)
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-16)
upper
Aug 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Aug 20, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
Jul 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (27-0) (Pou)
upper
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 11, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
Jun 4, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
5 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
SB
Sandra B. Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
Shavonda Sumter
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
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