Became P.L.2008, c.54, on August 5, 2008.
2008–2009 Session
Assembly Bill 1559
Authorizes municipal planning boards to adopt green buildings and environmental sustainability municipal master plan element.
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 Jan 8
Wayne P. DeAngelo, Reed Gusciora, Caridad Rodriguez
Chief co-sponsors from Feb 7
6 co-sponsors
Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Pamela R. Lampitt, Herb Conaway Jr., Ruben J. Ramos Jr., Upendra J. Chivukula, Mila M. Jasey, Reed Gusciora (withdrew Feb 7)
In the Senate
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 8 to August 5, 2008, 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 action8 actions on 7 days
In the General AssemblyJan 8 to Feb 730 days
Environment and Solid WasteJan 8 to Jan 2820 days
In the SenateFeb 7 to Jun 12126 days
Economic GrowthFeb 14 to May 884 days
With the GovernorJun 12 to Aug 554 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading74–1
Passed · Feb 7 · 1 present
Who voted how
Yea Albert Coutinho, Alex DeCroce, Alison Littell McHose, Amy H. Handlin, Anthony Chiappone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brian E. Rumpf, Caridad Rodriguez, Charlotte Vandervalk, Cleopatra G. Tucker, Connie Wagner, Daniel M. Van Pelt, David C. Russo, David P. Rible, David W. Wolfe, Dawn Marie Addiego, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Denise M. Coyle, Douglas H. Fisher, Elease Evans, Eric Munoz, Frederick Scalera, Gary R. Chiusano, Gary S. Schaer, Gordon M. Johnson, Herb Conaway Jr., Jack Conners, James W. Holzapfel, Jay Webber, Jerry Green, Joan M. Quigley, Joan M. Voss, John E. Rooney, John F. Amodeo, John J. Burzichelli, John S. Wisniewski, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph R. Malone III, L. Grace Spencer, L. Harvey Smith, Linda R. Greenstein, Linda Stender, Louis D. Greenwald, Marcia A. Karrow, Mary Pat Angelini, Matthew W. Milam, Michael J. Doherty, Michael Patrick Carroll, Mila M. Jasey, Neil M. Cohen, Nellie Pou, Nelson T. Albano, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Pamela R. Lampitt, Paul D. Moriarty, Peter J. Barnes III, Peter J. Biondi, Ralph R. Caputo, Reed Gusciora, Ronald S. Dancer, Ruben J. Ramos Jr., Samuel D. Thompson, Sandra Love, Scott Rudder, Scott T. Rumana, Sheila Y. Oliver, Thomas P. Giblin, Upendra J. Chivukula, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Vincent J. Polistina, Vincent Prieto, Wayne P. DeAngelo
Nay Richard A. Merkt
Not voting Caroline Casagrande, John F. McKeon, Joseph V. Egan, Joseph Vas, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr.
Senate, third reading38–0
Passed · Jun 12
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 28
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 Jan 8 – Feb 7
- Jan 8Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Environment and Solid Waste
- Jan 28Environment and Solid Waste recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Feb 7Passed the General Assembly, 74 to 1
In the Senate Feb 14 – Jun 12
- Feb 14Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Economic Growth
- May 8Economic Growth recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 12Passed the Senate, 38 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Aug 5
- Aug 5Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2008, c.54