AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MERIT SYSTEM (Allows a provisional employee in classified service, who has satisfactorily served in their position for more than five (5) consecutive years, to be deemed qualified to be awarded permanent status in that position, without the need of examination.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2019
How they voted
32–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jun 11, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/25/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
06/12/2019 Referred to House Labor
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 24, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/24/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 3, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/03/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
03/21/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Frank Lombardo
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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