Passed the General Assembly, 62 to 16, on June 23, 2008.
2008–2009 Session
Senate Concurrent Resolution 39
Proposes constitutional amendment to require voter approval when the State borrows money by issuing State independent authority bonds backed by annual appropriations.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 8
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 8
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 23
19 co-sponsors
Anthony R. Bucco, Barbara Buono, Christopher Bateman, Gerald Cardinale, Andrew R. Ciesla, Philip E. Haines, Thomas H. Kean Jr., Sean T. Kean, Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr., Steven V. Oroho, Kevin J. O'Toole, Joseph Pennacchio, Robert W. Singer, John H. Adler, Diane B. Allen, Bill Baroni, Jennifer Beck, Christopher J. Connors, Jeff Van Drew
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jun 23
Nelson T. Albano, Matthew W. Milam, Ronald S. Dancer, Linda Stender
Chief co-sponsors from Jun 23
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, adoption29–0
Passed · Jun 23
General Assembly, motion47–31
Jun 23
Who voted how
Yea Albert Coutinho, Anthony Chiappone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Caridad Rodriguez, Cleopatra G. Tucker, Connie Wagner, Douglas H. Fisher, Elease Evans, 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, Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph V. Egan, Joseph Vas, L. Grace Spencer, L. Harvey Smith, Linda R. Greenstein, Linda Stender, Louis D. Greenwald, Matthew W. Milam, Mila M. Jasey, Neil M. Cohen, Nellie Pou, Nelson T. Albano, 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, Wayne P. DeAngelo
Nay Alex DeCroce, Alison Littell McHose, Amy H. Handlin, Brian E. Rumpf, Caroline Casagrande, 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, Eric Munoz, Gary R. Chiusano, James W. Holzapfel, Jay Webber, John E. Rooney, John F. Amodeo, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph R. Malone III, Marcia A. Karrow, Mary Pat Angelini, Michael J. Doherty, Michael Patrick Carroll, Peter J. Biondi, Richard A. Merkt, Ronald S. Dancer, Scott Rudder, Scott T. Rumana, Vincent J. Polistina
Not voting Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Samuel D. Thompson
General Assembly, adoption62–16
Passed · Jun 23 · 1 present
Who voted how
Yea Alex DeCroce, Alison Littell McHose, Amy H. Handlin, Anthony Chiappone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brian E. Rumpf, Caroline Casagrande, Charlotte Vandervalk, 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, 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, Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph R. Malone III, Joseph V. Egan, Joseph Vas, Linda R. Greenstein, Linda Stender, Louis D. Greenwald, Marcia A. Karrow, Mary Pat Angelini, Matthew W. Milam, Michael J. Doherty, Nelson T. Albano, Pamela R. Lampitt, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul D. Moriarty, Peter J. Barnes III, Peter J. Biondi, Ralph R. Caputo, Reed Gusciora, Ronald S. Dancer, Sandra Love, Scott Rudder, Scott T. Rumana, Thomas P. Giblin, Upendra J. Chivukula, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Vincent J. Polistina, Wayne P. DeAngelo
Nay Albert Coutinho, Caridad Rodriguez, Cleopatra G. Tucker, Elease Evans, Eric Munoz, Jon M. Bramnick, L. Grace Spencer, L. Harvey Smith, Michael Patrick Carroll, Mila M. Jasey, Nellie Pou, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Richard A. Merkt, Ruben J. Ramos Jr., Sheila Y. Oliver, Vincent Prieto
Not voting Neil M. Cohen, Samuel D. Thompson
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 Senate Jan 8 – Jun 23
- Jan 8Introduced in the Senate and sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Mar 10Budget and Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 23Passed the Senate, 29 to 0
In the General Assembly Jun 23
- Jun 23Arrived in the General Assembly
- Read a second time
- Passed the General Assembly, 62 to 16
All 12 actions, as published
- Jan 8INT 1RS REF SBASenate
- Mar 10REP 2RSSenate
- May 15SEN COPY ON DESKSenate
- May 19ASM COPY ON DESKGeneral Assembly
- Jun 9PUBLIC HEARINGSenate
- Jun 23PSSenate
- Jun 23R/A AWR 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Jun 23SUB FORGeneral Assembly
- Jun 23MOTIONGeneral Assembly
- Jun 23MOTIONGeneral Assembly
- Jun 23PAGeneral Assembly
- Jun 24FSSSenate