Renames "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires counties to update materials to reflect this title change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
General Assembly Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Aug 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 30, 2020 · General Assembly Jul 30, 2020
How they voted
32–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jul 30, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Aug 21, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.67.
executive
Jul 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (61-12-4)
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (32-6)
upper
Jul 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
7 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
BD
BettyLou DeCroce
DDemocratic
P
Joe Pennacchio
RRepublican
P
SM
Stephen M. Sweeney
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Moen
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
DM
Dawn Marie Addiego
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Danielsen
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
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