Changes the effectiveness of provisions relating to religious dietary food options in prison commissaries and visitor's areas
Summary
Changes the effectiveness of provisions relating to religious dietary food options in prison commissaries and visitor's areas to 270 days after such provisions become law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Assembly Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Feb 2024
Introduced Jan 16, 2024
Signed Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly Jan 29, 2024
How they voted
52–9
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Feb 7, 2024
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
52% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 13, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.85
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Simcha Eichenstein
DDemocratic
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