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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 15, 2008 | NJ | S 1599 | Mortgage and Housing Assistance Programs | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
June 18, 2009 | NJ | S 1880 | Establishing Criminal Sentencing Commission | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
March 15, 2007 | NJ | A 1044 | Notification of Job Loss and Plant Closures | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
May 21, 2009 | NJ | A 2451 | Vote by Mail | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14) |
June 18, 2009 | NJ | A 3101 | Creating Homelessness Trust Funds | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 7) |
June 26, 2009 | NJ | A 339 | Handgun Purchasing Limitations | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4705 | Tobacco Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | S 702 | Promoting Purchase of Energy-Efficient Homes | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4707 | Luxury and Fuel Inefficient Automobiles | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
March 20, 2006 | NJ | A 2813 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
May 18, 2006 | NJ | S 1471 | Cigarette Tax Securitization Proceeds Fund; Stem Cell and Biomedical Research Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
Jan. 5, 2006 | NJ | S 1412 | Development Subsidies Application and Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4714 | Fur Clothing Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4901 | Sales Tax Bill of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
Jan. 5, 2006 | NJ | S 2907 | Reimbursement for Contaminated Sites | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | A 3372 | Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
Jan. 7, 2008 | NJ | A 4314 | Traffic Control Signal Monitoring | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11) |
Dec. 10, 2007 | NJ | S 171 | Eliminating the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | A 3901 | Issuing Bonds for Conservation and Preservation Purposes | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | A 4100 | 2009-2010 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
Jan. 7, 2008 | NJ | A 500 | Education Funding Reform | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
Dec. 15, 2008 | NJ | A 3373 | Amending NJ STARS/NJ STARS II Scholarship Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
Feb. 17, 2011 | NJ | S2636 | Reduction of Toll Road Prices | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
March 16, 2009 | NJ | S 2091 | Formalizing Palimony Agreements | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | A 4048 | 2009 Economic Package | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
March 16, 2009 | NJ | S 21 | Local Government PERS/PFRS Contribution Deferral | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
Jan. 7, 2008 | NJ | S 176 | Expanding Damages for Wrongful Death | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
March 3, 2008 | NJ | S 786 | Extending Family Leave Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
June 23, 2008 | NJ | A 2873 | School Construction Bonds | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
Jan. 3, 2008 | NJ | A 4225 | National Popular Vote Act | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
June 23, 2008 | NJ | A 2800 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
Feb. 5, 2007 | NJ | A 1 | Property Tax Relief and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | A4141 | Eliminating Non-Operating School Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
June 23, 2008 | NJ | S 1962 | State Worker Retirement and Health Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
Jan. 7, 2008 | NJ | A 4559 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | A 4111 | State Employee Wage Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
Dec. 4, 2006 | NJ | S 2193 | Presidential Primaries | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
Nov. 24, 2008 | NJ | A 3294 | Capital Investment and Employment Grants | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) |
July 30, 2020 | NJ | S 2412 | Requires Refunds or Credit for Certain Short-Term Rental Reservations During Public Health Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
Nov. 24, 2008 | NJ | A 3459 | Foreclosure Assistance Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
Feb. 2, 2023 | NJ | A 1474 | Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers | Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
July 1, 2018 | NJ | A 4202 | Amends State Tax Rates | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 15) |
July 1, 2018 | NJ | A 4061 | Establishes Surcharge on Prearranged Rides | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
Nov. 16, 2020 | NJ | S 1163 | Requires Law Enforcement to Wear Body Cameras | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0) |
Aug. 27, 2020 | NJ | A 4475 | Requires Ballot Drop Boxes in Every County of New Jersey | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
Dec. 17, 2020 | NJ | S 2535 | Reduces Fines and Sentences Related to Marijuana Possession | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
July 1, 2018 | NJ | A 3088 | Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
Dec. 11, 2023 | NJ | S 3044 | Appropriates $15 Million to the DEP for Implementation of Electric School Bus Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
Dec. 20, 2021 | NJ | S 2834 | Requires Culturally Responsive Training for Teaching Candidates | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6) |
Aug. 27, 2018 | NJ | S 2293 | Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Issue $1 Billion in Funds for School Upgrades | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
April 12, 2018 | NJ | S 122 | Authorizes Tax Credits for Film Production | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 3) |
Jan. 8, 2024 | NJ | S 332 | Establishes Consumer Data Privacy into State Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
June 30, 2023 | NJ | S 3275 | Requires the State Create a Website Outlining Individual's Reproductive Rights | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
July 8, 2010 | NJ | S 29 | Reducing the property tax levy cap | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 3) |
Oct. 25, 2012 | NJ | S 1816 | Authorizes Delaware Port Authority to Inspect Hazardous Materials | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
June 3, 2021 | NJ | S 3223 | Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
Jan. 10, 2022 | NJ | S 1016 | Prohibits Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 7) |
March 30, 2023 | NJ | S 2866 | Establishes the Elections Transparency Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
March 25, 2021 | NJ | S 3203 | Requires an In-Person Early Voting Period for Certain Elections | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8) |
Jan. 9, 2012 | NJ | S 958 | Authorizes the Limited Sale of Syringes and Needles Without a Prescription | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9) |
June 29, 2020 | NJ | S 2273 | Amends Teacher Health Benefits | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0) |
May 14, 2020 | NJ | S 2332 | Establishes the 2020 New Jersey Emergency Rental Assistance Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0) |
July 30, 2020 | NJ | S 971 | Authorizes Compensation for College Athletes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
Jan. 13, 2020 | NJ | S 589 | Amends Online Voter Registration Rules | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
July 30, 2020 | NJ | S 19 | Establishes Juneteenth Day as a Public Holiday | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 3) |
June 20, 2019 | NJ | S 824 | Requires Ignition interlock Devices for Sentenced Drunk Drivers | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 5) |
June 20, 2019 | NJ | S 101 | Requires Firearm Retailers to Sell Personalized Handguns | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
June 27, 2013 | NJ | S 2723 | Amends Firearms Identification Card Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
Jan. 31, 2019 | NJ | S 1073 | Authorizes Local Government Units to Establish Storm Water Utilities | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
Oct. 29, 2018 | NJ | S 2465 | Prohibits 3D Printed Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
July 1, 2018 | NJ | S 2824 | Amends Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
Feb. 26, 2018 | NJ | S 414 | Requires Employment Background Checks for Teachers | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0) |
Feb. 7, 2013 | NJ | SCR 1 | Increases Minimum Wage | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
June 30, 2023 | NJ | A 5175 | Extends Certain General Election Deadlines | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
June 26, 2023 | NJ | A 5176 | Requires Periodic Reporting of Election Results | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
12/15 | S 1599 | Mortgage and Housing Assistance Programs | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
6/18 | S 1880 | Establishing Criminal Sentencing Commission | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
3/15 | A 1044 | Notification of Job Loss and Plant Closures | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
5/21 | A 2451 | Vote by Mail | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14) |
6/18 | A 3101 | Creating Homelessness Trust Funds | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 7) |
6/26 | A 339 | Handgun Purchasing Limitations | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
7/08 | A 4705 | Tobacco Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
6/25 | S 702 | Promoting Purchase of Energy-Efficient Homes | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
7/08 | A 4707 | Luxury and Fuel Inefficient Automobiles | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
3/20 | A 2813 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
5/18 | S 1471 | Cigarette Tax Securitization Proceeds Fund; Stem Cell and Biomedical Research Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
1/05 | S 1412 | Development Subsidies Application and Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
7/08 | A 4714 | Fur Clothing Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
7/08 | A 4901 | Sales Tax Bill of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
1/05 | S 2907 | Reimbursement for Contaminated Sites | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
6/25 | A 3372 | Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
1/07 | A 4314 | Traffic Control Signal Monitoring | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11) |
12/10 | S 171 | Eliminating the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
6/25 | A 3901 | Issuing Bonds for Conservation and Preservation Purposes | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
6/25 | A 4100 | 2009-2010 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
1/07 | A 500 | Education Funding Reform | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
12/15 | A 3373 | Amending NJ STARS/NJ STARS II Scholarship Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
2/17 | S2636 | Reduction of Toll Road Prices | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
3/16 | S 2091 | Formalizing Palimony Agreements | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
6/25 | A 4048 | 2009 Economic Package | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
3/16 | S 21 | Local Government PERS/PFRS Contribution Deferral | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
1/07 | S 176 | Expanding Damages for Wrongful Death | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
3/03 | S 786 | Extending Family Leave Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
6/23 | A 2873 | School Construction Bonds | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
1/03 | A 4225 | National Popular Vote Act | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
6/23 | A 2800 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
2/05 | A 1 | Property Tax Relief and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
6/25 | A4141 | Eliminating Non-Operating School Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
6/23 | S 1962 | State Worker Retirement and Health Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
1/07 | A 4559 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
6/25 | A 4111 | State Employee Wage Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
12/04 | S 2193 | Presidential Primaries | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
11/24 | A 3294 | Capital Investment and Employment Grants | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) |
7/30 | S 2412 | Requires Refunds or Credit for Certain Short-Term Rental Reservations During Public Health Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
11/24 | A 3459 | Foreclosure Assistance Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
2/02 | A 1474 | Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers | Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
7/01 | A 4202 | Amends State Tax Rates | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 15) |
7/01 | A 4061 | Establishes Surcharge on Prearranged Rides | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
11/16 | S 1163 | Requires Law Enforcement to Wear Body Cameras | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0) |
8/27 | A 4475 | Requires Ballot Drop Boxes in Every County of New Jersey | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
12/17 | S 2535 | Reduces Fines and Sentences Related to Marijuana Possession | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
7/01 | A 3088 | Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
12/11 | S 3044 | Appropriates $15 Million to the DEP for Implementation of Electric School Bus Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
12/20 | S 2834 | Requires Culturally Responsive Training for Teaching Candidates | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6) |
8/27 | S 2293 | Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Issue $1 Billion in Funds for School Upgrades | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
4/12 | S 122 | Authorizes Tax Credits for Film Production | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 3) |
1/08 | S 332 | Establishes Consumer Data Privacy into State Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
6/30 | S 3275 | Requires the State Create a Website Outlining Individual's Reproductive Rights | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
7/08 | S 29 | Reducing the property tax levy cap | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 3) |
10/25 | S 1816 | Authorizes Delaware Port Authority to Inspect Hazardous Materials | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
6/03 | S 3223 | Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
1/10 | S 1016 | Prohibits Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 7) |
3/30 | S 2866 | Establishes the Elections Transparency Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
3/25 | S 3203 | Requires an In-Person Early Voting Period for Certain Elections | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8) |
1/09 | S 958 | Authorizes the Limited Sale of Syringes and Needles Without a Prescription | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9) |
6/29 | S 2273 | Amends Teacher Health Benefits | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0) |
5/14 | S 2332 | Establishes the 2020 New Jersey Emergency Rental Assistance Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0) |
7/30 | S 971 | Authorizes Compensation for College Athletes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
1/13 | S 589 | Amends Online Voter Registration Rules | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
7/30 | S 19 | Establishes Juneteenth Day as a Public Holiday | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 3) |
6/20 | S 824 | Requires Ignition interlock Devices for Sentenced Drunk Drivers | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 5) |
6/20 | S 101 | Requires Firearm Retailers to Sell Personalized Handguns | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
6/27 | S 2723 | Amends Firearms Identification Card Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
1/31 | S 1073 | Authorizes Local Government Units to Establish Storm Water Utilities | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
10/29 | S 2465 | Prohibits 3D Printed Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
7/01 | S 2824 | Amends Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
2/26 | S 414 | Requires Employment Background Checks for Teachers | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0) |
2/07 | SCR 1 | Increases Minimum Wage | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
6/30 | A 5175 | Extends Certain General Election Deadlines | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
6/26 | A 5176 | Requires Periodic Reporting of Election Results | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1) |