Prohibits the use of certain restraints on children appearing before family court
Summary
Prohibits the use of handcuffs, chains, shackles, irons, straitjackets and other restraints on children under the age of twenty-one appearing before family court.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced May 4, 2021
Signed Oct 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 7, 2021 · Assembly Jun 10, 2021
How they voted
48–15
Passed
Total votes 63
Jun 7, 2021
D
Democratic43
100% Yea
R
Republican20
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Oct 8, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.474
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 4, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
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