Vetoed by the Governor on March 18, 2019; the veto was not overridden. The 2018–2019 session has ended.
2018–2019 Session
Senate Bill 2129
Directs certain unclaimed electric and gas utility deposits in Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund and societal charge revenues to be paid to Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organizations designated by BPU.**
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 Feb 26
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 21
4 co-sponsors
Chris A. Brown, Anthony R. Bucco, Anthony M. Bucco, Linda R. Greenstein
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jan 31, 2019
John Armato, Yvonne Lopez, Vincent Mazzeo
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 31, 2019
50 co-sponsors
Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Eliana Pintor Marin, Nicholas Chiaravalloti, Christopher P. DePhillips, Annette Chaparro, John F. McKeon, Wayne P. DeAngelo, Gary S. Schaer, Sean T. Kean, Carol A. Murphy, BettyLou DeCroce, Mila M. Jasey, Cleopatra G. Tucker, Gordon M. Johnson, Amy H. Handlin, Patricia Egan Jones, William W. Spearman, Linda S. Carter, Shanique Speight, Erik Peterson, Holly T. Schepisi, Raj Mukherji, John J. Burzichelli, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Gabriela M. Mosquera, Joe Danielsen, James J. Kennedy, Britnee N. Timberlake, Adam J. Taliaferro, R. Bruce Land, Thomas P. Giblin, Daniel R. Benson, Pedro Mejia, Anthony S. Verrelli, John DiMaio, David W. Wolfe, Gregory P. McGuckin, Angela V. McKnight, Roy Freiman, Jamel C. Holley, Andrew Zwicker, Jon M. Bramnick, Annette Quijano, Clinton Calabrese, Robert D. Clifton, Ralph R. Caputo, Nancy J. Pinkin, Herb Conaway Jr., Parker Space, Harold J. Wirths
Its course
March 5, 2018 to May 16, 2019, 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 action16 actions on 11 days
In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 21108 days
Economic GrowthMar 5 to Jun 14101 days
Budget and AppropriationsJun 14 to Jun 184 days
In the General AssemblyJun 21 to Jan 31224 days
Telecommunications and UtilitiesJun 21 to Sep 2495 days
AppropriationsSep 24 to Jan 28126 days
Back in the SenateJan 31 to Jan 310 days
With the GovernorJan 31 to Mar 1846 days
After the vetoMar 18 to May 16 · stopped59 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading37–2
Passed · Jun 21
General Assembly, third reading73–0
Passed · Jan 31, 2019 · 3 present
Senate, third reading34–0
Passed · Jan 31, 2019
Senate, third reading38–0
Mar 25, 2019
Senate, third reading34–1
Passed · May 13, 2019
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 28, 2019
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 Mar 5 – Jun 21
- Mar 5Introduced in the Senate and sent to Economic Growth
- Jun 14Economic Growth recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Jun 18Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 21Passed the Senate, 37 to 2
In the General Assembly Jun 21 – Jan 31, 2019
- Jun 21Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Telecommunications and Utilities
- Sep 24Telecommunications and Utilities recommended it
- Sent to Appropriations
- Jan 28, 2019Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jan 31, 2019Passed the General Assembly, 73 to 0
Back in the Senate Jan 31, 2019
- Jan 31, 2019Returned to the Senate to agree to the General Assembly's changes
- Passed the Senate, 34 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Mar 18, 2019
- Mar 18, 2019Returned with changes by the Governor
After the veto May 13, 2019
- May 13, 2019The Senate agreed to the Governor's changes, 34 to 1
All 16 actions, as published
- Mar 5INT 1RS REF SEGSenate
- Jun 14REP 2RSSenate
- Jun 14REF SBASenate
- Jun 18REP/SCS 2RSSenate
- Jun 21PSSenate
- Jun 21R/A REF ATUGeneral Assembly
- Sep 24REP REF AAPGeneral Assembly
- Jan 28, 2019REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Jan 31, 2019SUB FORGeneral Assembly
- Jan 31, 2019PAGeneral Assembly
- Jan 31, 2019R/S 2RSCSenate
- Jan 31, 2019PS PBHSenate
- Mar 18, 2019CV R/SSenate
- Mar 25, 20192RSGSenate
- May 13, 2019PSSenate
- May 16, 2019R/A 2RAGGeneral Assembly