Directs NJ Department of Agriculture to request necessary waivers from US Department of Agriculture to provide food and meals during school closures due to COVID-19 public health emergency.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Nov 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 25, 2020
Last action Nov 5, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 29, 2020
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Oct 29, 2020
D
Democratic26
84% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Nov 5, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee
lower
Oct 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (35-0)
upper
Sep 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Beach
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
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