Establishes order of protection for current or former judge; upgrades and clarifies harassment against current or former judge; bars firearms possession by persons against whom current or former judge order of protection is entered.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
Signed into Law
Dec 2021
Introduced May 5, 2021
Signed Dec 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 21, 2021
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 30, 2021
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Dec 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.327.
executive
Dec 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
Dec 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-2)
lower
Nov 8, 2021
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly
lower
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (71-0-0)
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
May 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
5 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
P
NC
Nicholas Chiaravalloti
DDemocratic
P
Nick Scutari
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Auth
RRepublican
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
PM
Pedro Mejia
DDemocratic
Co
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
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