Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 21 years of age to qualify.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Sep 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Sep 24, 2020 · General Assembly Sep 24, 2020
How they voted
37–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Sep 24, 2020
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican14
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Sep 29, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.98.
executive
Sep 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-2)
upper
Sep 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (79-0-0)
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
5 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
P
Joe Lagana
DDemocratic
P
John Burzichelli
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
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