S 854 New Jersey Senate · 2020-2021 Regular Session

"Laura Wooten's Law"; Requires civics instruction in middle school; authorizes New Jersey Center for Civic Education to provide curricula, professional development and technical assistance for middle and high school civics.*

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

May 2021

Senate Passage

Jan 2021

General Assembly Passage

May 2021

Signed into Law

Jul 2021

Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Signed Jul 23, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2021 · General Assembly May 20, 2021

How they voted

33–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 39

Jan 28, 2021

D Democratic26

23 Yea 3

88% Yea

R Republican13

10 Yea 3

76% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Jul 23, 2021

Signed into law

Approved P.L.2021, c.185.

executive

May 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0)

lower

May 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Committee

Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

lower

Jan 29, 2021

Committee

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (33-0)

upper

Jan 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

upper

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Jan 14, 2020

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

upper

8 primary · 23 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson