Expands scope of inmate reentry assistance and benefits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2021
Signed into Law
Dec 2021
Introduced Sep 21, 2020
Signed Dec 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 21, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
34–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jun 21, 2021
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican13
61% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Dec 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.312.
executive
Dec 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-9-0)
lower
Dec 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-5)
upper
Nov 8, 2021
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (59-14-0)
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (35-4)
upper
Jun 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (21-0) (Cunningham)
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 21, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
5 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
SB
Sandra B. Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
SM
Stephen M. Sweeney
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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