Requires certain health care professionals to undergo explicit and implicit bias training.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed May 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020 · General Assembly Mar 25, 2021
How they voted
29–7
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Aug 27, 2020
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican14
42% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.79.
executive
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-1)
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (53-20-0)
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 14, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (29-7)
upper
Aug 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jul 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
5 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eliana Pintor Marin
DDemocratic
P
SB
Sandra B. Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
JC
Jamel C. Holley
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Danielsen
DDemocratic
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