Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Nov 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2021 · General Assembly Feb 24, 2020
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 3, 2021
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Nov 8, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.287.
executive
Jun 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
Oct 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (79-0-0)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
lower
5 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
MJ
Michael J. Doherty
RRepublican
P
NC
Nicholas Chiaravalloti
DDemocratic
P
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
P
SB
Sandra B. Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
BD
BettyLou DeCroce
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Auth
RRepublican
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Peterson
RRepublican
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
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