Became P.L.2015, c.303, on January 19, 2016.
2014–2015 Session
Assembly Bill 4415
Establishes State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of bilingual proficiency.
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 7
Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Carmelo G. Garcia
Chief co-sponsors from May 7
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 11
1 co-sponsor
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 7, 2016
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 7, 2016
Its course
May 11, 2015 to January 19, 2016, 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.
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading74–2
Passed · Jun 25
Senate, amendment33–0
Dec 17
Senate, third reading37–0
Passed · Jan 7, 2016
General Assembly, third reading72–2
Passed · Jan 11, 2016
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 4
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Dec 17
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 11 – Jun 25
- May 11Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Education
- Jun 4Education recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 25Passed the General Assembly, 74 to 2
In the Senate Jun 29 – Jan 7, 2016
- Jun 29Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Education
- Dec 14Education recommended it
- Read a second time
- Dec 17Amended on the floor and read a second time
- Jan 7, 2016Passed the Senate, 37 to 0
Back in the General Assembly Jan 7, 2016 – Jan 11, 2016
- Jan 7, 2016Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Jan 11, 2016Passed the General Assembly, 72 to 2, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 19, 2016
- Jan 19, 2016Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2015, c.303