Establishes Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance in Department of Law and Public Safety.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2023
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Dec 12, 2022
Signed Oct 17, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Oct 17, 2023
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2023, c.167.
executive
Jun 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0)
upper
Jun 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 8, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (77-0-0)
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee
lower
Dec 12, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
4 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
P
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
Co
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
Co
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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