Vetoed by the Governor on January 21, 2020; the veto was not overridden. The 2018–2019 session has ended.
2018–2019 Session
Assembly Bill 5072
"Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; creates new category of theft, with penalties including mandatory restitution and community service, for taking package delivered to residence by cargo carrier.*
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 Feb 14
Gordon M. Johnson, Raj Mukherji
Chief co-sponsors from Mar 18
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 13, 2020
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 13, 2020
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 25, 2019 to January 21, 2020, 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 action11 actions on 7 days
In the General AssemblyFeb 25 to Mar 2528 days
Law and Public SafetyFeb 25 to Mar 18 · moved on21 days
AppropriationsMar 18 to Mar 180 days
In the SenateMar 25 to Jan 13294 days
JudiciaryMay 13 to Jan 9241 days
Back in the General AssemblyJan 13 to Jan 130 days
With the GovernorJan 13 to Jan 218 days
After the vetoJan 21 to Jan 21 · stopped0 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading78–0
Passed · Mar 25
Senate, third reading34–2
Passed · Jan 13, 2020
General Assembly, third reading74–0
Passed · Jan 13, 2020
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 9, 2020
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 Feb 25 – Mar 25
- Feb 25Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Law and Public Safety
- Mar 18Sent to Appropriations
- Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Mar 25Passed the General Assembly, 78 to 0
In the Senate May 13 – Jan 13, 2020
- May 13Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Judiciary
- Jan 9, 2020Judiciary recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jan 13, 2020Passed the Senate, 34 to 2
Back in the General Assembly Jan 13, 2020
- Jan 13, 2020Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Passed the General Assembly, 74 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 21, 2020
- Jan 21, 2020Vetoed by the Governor
All 11 actions, as published
- Feb 25INT 1RA REF ALPGeneral Assembly
- Mar 18TRANS AAPGeneral Assembly
- Mar 18REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Mar 25PAGeneral Assembly
- May 13R/S REF SJUSenate
- Jan 9, 2020REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Jan 13, 2020SUB FORSenate
- Jan 13, 2020PSSenate
- Jan 13, 2020R/A 2RACGeneral Assembly
- Jan 13, 2020PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Jan 21, 2020PVGovernor