Requires BPU to establish and maintain electronic public records access service on its website; requires BPU to provide certain notice of its meetings and hearings and allow public comment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2021
General Assembly Passage
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Aug 24, 2020
Signed May 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021 · General Assembly Oct 29, 2020
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Mar 25, 2021
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 12, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.96.
executive
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0)
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 5, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Oct 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
lower
Aug 24, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
lower
6 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Bob Smith
DDemocratic
P
CB
Christopher Bateman
RRepublican
P
NJ
Nancy J. Pinkin
DDemocratic
P
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Parker Space
RRepublican
Co
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
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