Requires parent or guardian to notify child care centers if child will be absent; requires child care centers to notify parent or guardian in event of unexcused child absence.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
General Assembly Passage
Nov 2020
Signed into Law
Jan 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jan 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jul 30, 2020 · General Assembly Nov 16, 2020
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jul 30, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 7, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.152.
executive
Nov 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0)
lower
Oct 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
5 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
P
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
P
RJ
Richard J. Codey
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Singer
RRepublican
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
PM
Pedro Mejia
DDemocratic
Co
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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