Requires law enforcement officers to wear body cameras.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Nov 2020
General Assembly Passage
Nov 2020
Signed into Law
Nov 2020
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Signed Nov 24, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020 · General Assembly Aug 27, 2020
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 40
Aug 27, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican14
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Nov 24, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.128.
executive
Nov 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (53-15-6)
lower
Nov 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
upper
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-0)
upper
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (55-18-5)
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (McKnight)
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (32-2)
upper
Aug 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading w/o recommendation
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
4 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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