Designates August 31 of each year "Overdose Awareness Day" in New Jersey.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
General Assembly Passage
Aug 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Jun 29, 2020
Signed Aug 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 30, 2020 · General Assembly Aug 27, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jul 30, 2020
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Aug 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, JR-2.
executive
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (77-0-0)
lower
Aug 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-0)
upper
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 29, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
5 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
DM
Dawn Marie Addiego
DDemocratic
P
RS
Ronald S. Dancer
RRepublican
P
Tony Bucco
RRepublican
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
Co
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John Armato
DDemocratic
Co
KJ
Kevin J. Rooney
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Testa
RRepublican
Co
NJ
Nancy J. Pinkin
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
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