Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Budget and Appropriations Committee on November 23, 2009. The 2008–2009 session has ended.
2008–2009 Session
Assembly Bill 347
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.
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
6 co-sponsors
Joseph V. Egan, Upendra J. Chivukula, Joseph Vas, Nellie Pou, Jack Conners, Linda R. Greenstein
Its course
January 8, 2008 to November 23, 2009, 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 action6 actions on 5 days
In the General AssemblyJan 8 to Sep 25261 days
EducationJan 8 to Jun 12156 days
In the SenateSep 25 to Nov 23 · stopped424 days
EducationOct 2 to Nov 23417 days
Budget and AppropriationsNov 23 to Nov 23 · stopped0 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading78–0
Passed · Sep 25 · 1 present
Who voted how
Yea Albert Coutinho, Alex DeCroce, Alison Littell McHose, Amy H. Handlin, Annette Quijano, Anthony Chiappone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brian E. Rumpf, Caridad Rodriguez, Caroline Casagrande, 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 F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, John S. Wisniewski, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph R. Malone III, Joseph V. Egan, Joseph Vas, L. Grace Spencer, Linda R. Greenstein, Linda Stender, Louis D. Greenwald, Mary Pat Angelini, Matthew W. Milam, Michael J. Doherty, Michael Patrick Carroll, Mila M. Jasey, Nellie Pou, Nelson T. Albano, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Pamela R. Lampitt, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul D. Moriarty, Peter J. Barnes III, Peter J. Biondi, Ralph R. Caputo, Reed Gusciora, Richard A. Merkt, 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
Not voting L. Harvey Smith, Marcia A. Karrow
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 – Sep 25
- Jan 8Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Education
- Jun 12Education recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sep 25Passed the General Assembly, 78 to 0
In the Senate Oct 2 – Nov 23, 2009
- Oct 2Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Education
- Nov 23, 2009Education recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations