Designates the second Monday in July each year as a day of commemoration, to be known as Abolition Commemoration day
Summary
Designates the second Monday in July each year as a day of commemoration, to be known as Abolition Commemoration day.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Aug 21, 2019
Signed Oct 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 22, 2020 · Assembly Jul 22, 2020
How they voted
60–0
Passed
Total votes 60
Jul 22, 2020
D
Democratic40
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Oct 7, 2020
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.237
Jul 22, 2020
Assembly · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
Jul 22, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Jul 22, 2020
Senate · Passed
PASSED SENATE
Jul 20, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
Jul 18, 2020
Senate · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 6658B
Jul 18, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
Jul 17, 2020
Senate · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 6658A
Jul 17, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
Jan 8, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Aug 21, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
BA
Brian A. Benjamin
DDemocratic
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