Became P.L.2009, c.192, on January 12, 2010.
2008–2009 Session
Assembly Bill 2762
Authorizes court to waive or reduce parole ineligibility or grant probation for drug-free school zone violations under certain circumstances.
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 May 12
Chief co-sponsor from May 12
Nellie Pou, Albert Coutinho, Mila M. Jasey
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 7, 2010
1 co-sponsor
Reed Gusciora, Mila M. Jasey (withdrew Jan 7, 2010)
In the Senate
Its course
May 19, 2008 to January 12, 2010, 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 action10 actions on 9 days
In the General AssemblyMay 19 to Jun 2335 days
Law and Public SafetyMay 19 to May 223 days
In the SenateJun 23 to Dec 10535 days
JudiciaryOct 2 to Nov 23417 days
Back in the General AssemblyDec 10 to Jan 728 days
With the GovernorJan 7 to Jan 125 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading49–27
Passed · Jun 23 · 3 present
Who voted how
Yea Albert Coutinho, Anthony Chiappone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Caridad Rodriguez, Cleopatra G. Tucker, Connie Wagner, Douglas H. Fisher, Elease Evans, Eric Munoz, Frederick Scalera, Gary S. Schaer, Gordon M. Johnson, Herb Conaway Jr., Jack Conners, Jerry Green, Joan M. Quigley, Joan M. Voss, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, John S. Wisniewski, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph V. Egan, Joseph Vas, L. Grace Spencer, L. Harvey Smith, Linda Stender, Louis D. Greenwald, Matthew W. Milam, Michael Patrick Carroll, Mila M. Jasey, Neil M. Cohen, Nellie Pou, Nelson T. Albano, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Pamela R. Lampitt, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul D. Moriarty, Peter J. Barnes III, Ralph R. Caputo, Reed Gusciora, Ruben J. Ramos Jr., Sandra Love, Sheila Y. Oliver, Thomas P. Giblin, Upendra J. Chivukula, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Vincent Prieto
Nay Alex DeCroce, Alison Littell McHose, Amy H. Handlin, Brian E. Rumpf, Charlotte Vandervalk, Daniel M. Van Pelt, David C. Russo, David P. Rible, David W. Wolfe, Dawn Marie Addiego, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Denise M. Coyle, Gary R. Chiusano, James W. Holzapfel, Jay Webber, John E. Rooney, John F. Amodeo, Joseph R. Malone III, Marcia A. Karrow, Mary Pat Angelini, Michael J. Doherty, Peter J. Biondi, Richard A. Merkt, Ronald S. Dancer, Scott Rudder, Scott T. Rumana, Vincent J. Polistina
Not voting Caroline Casagrande, Linda R. Greenstein, Samuel D. Thompson, Wayne P. DeAngelo
Senate, third reading25–11
Passed · Dec 10, 2009
Who voted how
Yea Andrew R. Ciesla, Barbara Buono, Bill Baroni, Bob Smith, Christopher Bateman, Dana L. Redd, Fred H. Madden Jr., Jeff Van Drew, Jennifer Beck, Jim Whelan, John A. Girgenti, Loretta Weinberg, M. Teresa Ruiz, Nia H. Gill Esq., Nicholas J. Sacco, Nicholas P. Scutari, Paul A. Sarlo, Raymond J. Lesniak, Richard J. Codey, Robert M. Gordon, Ronald L. Rice, Sandra B. Cunningham, Sean T. Kean, Shirley K. Turner, Stephen M. Sweeney
Nay Anthony R. Bucco, Christopher J. Connors, Gerald Cardinale, James Beach, Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr., Joseph Pennacchio, Kevin J. O'Toole, Michael J. Doherty, Robert W. Singer, Steven V. Oroho, Thomas H. Kean Jr.
Not voting Brian P. Stack, Diane B. Allen, Joseph F. Vitale, Philip E. Haines
General Assembly, third reading46–30
Passed · Jan 7, 2010
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 22
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Nov 23, 2009
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 May 19 – Jun 23
- May 19Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Law and Public Safety
- May 22Law and Public Safety recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 23Passed the General Assembly, 49 to 27
In the Senate Oct 2 – Dec 10, 2009
- Oct 2Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Judiciary
- Nov 23, 2009Judiciary recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Dec 10, 2009Passed the Senate, 25 to 11
Back in the General Assembly Dec 14, 2009 – Jan 7, 2010
- Dec 14, 2009Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Jan 7, 2010Passed the General Assembly, 46 to 30, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 12, 2010
- Jan 12, 2010Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2009, c.192