Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Mar 16, 2020
Signed Sep 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Sep 24, 2020 · General Assembly Sep 24, 2020
How they voted
25–14
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Sep 24, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Nay
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.99.
executive
Sep 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (56-18-4)
lower
Sep 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (25-14)
upper
Sep 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 21, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
5 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
P
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
P
RL
Ronald L. Rice
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Lagana
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
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