Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 12, 2018. The 2018–2019 session has ended.
2018–2019 Session
Assembly Bill 1521
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
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 9
Jamel C. Holley, Elizabeth Maher Muoio, Tim Eustace, Arthur Barclay, Angela V. McKnight, Raj Mukherji
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 9
Its course
January 9 to April 12, 2018, 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 action4 actions on 3 days
In the General AssemblyJan 9 to Apr 1293 days
State and Local GovernmentJan 9 to Apr 586 days
In the SenateApr 12 to Apr 12 · stopped0 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Do pass as amended · Apr 5
Who voted how
Yea Ryan E. Peters, Shavonda E. Sumter, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Vincent Mazzeo
Not voting Michael Patrick Carroll
General Assembly, third reading56–17
Passed · Apr 12
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 5
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 9 – Apr 12
- Jan 9Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to State and Local Government
- Apr 5State and Local Government recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Apr 12Passed the General Assembly, 56 to 17
In the Senate Apr 12
- Apr 12Arrived in the Senate
- Read a second time