Became P.L.2021, c.228, on September 24, 2021.
2020–2021 Session
Assembly Bill 2617
Requires employers to provide hiring preference to employees who have reached maximum medical improvement following work-related injury.
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 3
Chief co-sponsor from Feb 20
Chief co-sponsor from Mar 5
6 co-sponsors
Anthony S. Verrelli, Herb Conaway Jr., Parker Space, Harold J. Wirths, Joann Downey, Lisa Swain
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jun 21, 2021
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 21, 2021
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 13, 2020 to September 24, 2021, 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 action10 actions on 8 days
In the General AssemblyFeb 13 to May 20462 days
LaborFeb 13 to Jan 25347 days
In the SenateMay 20 to Jun 2132 days
Back in the General AssemblyJun 21 to Jun 243 days
With the GovernorJun 24 to Sep 2492 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading76–0
Passed · May 20, 2021
Senate, amendment25–0
Passed · Jun 3, 2021
Who voted how
Yea Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Christopher Bateman, Dawn Marie Addiego, Fred H. Madden Jr., James Beach, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph P. Cryan, Linda R. Greenstein, Loretta Weinberg, M. Teresa Ruiz, Nellie Pou, Nicholas J. Sacco, Nicholas P. Scutari, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Richard J. Codey, Robert W. Singer, Sandra B. Cunningham, Shirley K. Turner, Stephen M. Sweeney, Steven V. Oroho, Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal
Not voting Anthony M. Bucco, Chris A. Brown, Christopher J. Connors, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Holly T. Schepisi, James W. Holzapfel, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph Pennacchio, Kristin M. Corrado, Michael J. Doherty, Michael L. Testa Jr., Nia H. Gill Esq., Ronald L. Rice, Samuel D. Thompson, Thomas H. Kean Jr.
Senate, third reading35–2
Passed · Jun 21, 2021
Who voted how
Yea Anthony M. Bucco, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Chris A. Brown, Christopher Bateman, Dawn Marie Addiego, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Fred H. Madden Jr., Holly T. Schepisi, James Beach, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph Pennacchio, Linda R. Greenstein, Loretta Weinberg, Michael J. Doherty, Nellie Pou, Nia H. Gill Esq., Nicholas J. Sacco, Nicholas P. Scutari, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Richard J. Codey, Robert W. Singer, Ronald L. Rice, Samuel D. Thompson, Sandra B. Cunningham, Shirley K. Turner, Stephen M. Sweeney, Steven V. Oroho, Thomas H. Kean Jr., Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal
Nay Christopher J. Connors, James W. Holzapfel
Not voting Kristin M. Corrado, M. Teresa Ruiz, Michael L. Testa Jr.
General Assembly, third reading74–0
Passed · Jun 24, 2021
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 3, 2021
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 13 – May 20, 2021
- Feb 13Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Labor
- Jan 25, 2021Labor recommended it
- Read a second time
- May 20, 2021Passed the General Assembly, 76 to 0
In the Senate Jun 1, 2021 – Jun 21, 2021
- Jun 1, 2021Arrived in the Senate
- Read a second time
- Jun 3, 2021Amended on the floor and read a second time
- Jun 21, 2021Passed the Senate, 35 to 2
Back in the General Assembly Jun 21, 2021 – Jun 24, 2021
- Jun 21, 2021Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Jun 24, 2021Passed the General Assembly, 74 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Sep 24, 2021
- Sep 24, 2021Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2021, c.228