Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires DEP to request bridge inspection reports from US DOT.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2020
Last action Jan 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Dec 2, 2021
How they voted
28–3
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 38
Dec 2, 2021
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican12
41% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Jan 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Dec 6, 2021
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
lower
Dec 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (29-4)
upper
Nov 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
May 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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