Relates to absentee voting by residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
Summary
Relates to absentee voting by residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities; provides that inspectors of the board of elections shall not physically deliver ballots to residents of such facilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
Assembly Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Signed Jul 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · Assembly Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
60–1
Passed
Total votes 61
Jan 26, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jul 16, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.279
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
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