Became P.L.2004, c.17, on June 7, 2004.
2004–2005 Session
Assembly Bill 50
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act."
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Mar 4
Neil M. Cohen, Loretta Weinberg, John F. McKeon
Chief co-sponsors from Mar 4
9 co-sponsors
Bonnie Watson Coleman, Peter C. Eagler, Linda R. Greenstein, Mims Hackett Jr., Gordon M. Johnson, Wilfredo Caraballo, Upendra J. Chivukula, Louis D. Greenwald, Jerry Green
In the Senate
3 co-sponsors
Its course
March 4 to June 7, 2004, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action17 actions on 8 days
In the General AssemblyMar 4 to Mar 1511 days
Health and Human ServicesMar 4 to Mar 40 days
Financial Institutions and InsuranceMar 4 to Mar 40 days
AppropriationsMar 4 to Mar 40 days
In the SenateMar 15 to Mar 2914 days
Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensMar 22 to Mar 220 days
Back in the General AssemblyMar 29 to May 2456 days
With the GovernorMay 24 to Jun 714 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading46–17
Passed · Mar 15 · 16 present
Senate, third reading21–16
Mar 29
Senate, third reading21–15
Passed · Mar 29
General Assembly, third reading42–34
May 24 · 2 present
General Assembly, third reading46–25
Passed · May 24 · 8 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 11
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 22
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Mar 4 – Mar 15
- Mar 4Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Health and Human Services
- Health and Human Services recommended it as amended
- Sent to Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Financial Institutions and Insurance recommended it
- Sent to Appropriations
- Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Mar 11Amended on the floor and read a second time
- Mar 15Passed the General Assembly, 46 to 17
In the Senate Mar 22 – Mar 29
- Mar 22Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Mar 29Passed the Senate, 21 to 15
Back in the General Assembly May 3 – May 24
- May 3Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- May 24Passed the General Assembly, 46 to 25, and so both houses
To the Governor Jun 7
- Jun 7Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2004, c.17
All 17 actions, as published
- Mar 4INT 1RA REF AHHGeneral Assembly
- Mar 4REP/ACS REF AFIGeneral Assembly
- Mar 4REP REF AAPGeneral Assembly
- Mar 4REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Mar 11AA 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Mar 15PAGeneral Assembly
- Mar 22R/S REF SHHSenate
- Mar 22REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Mar 29SUB FORSenate
- Mar 29MOTIONSenate
- Mar 29MOTIONSenate
- Mar 29PSSenate
- May 3R/A 2RACGeneral Assembly
- May 24MOTIONGeneral Assembly
- May 24MOTIONGeneral Assembly
- May 24PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Jun 7APPGovernor