Became P.L.2020, c.117, on November 4, 2020.
2020–2021 Session
Senate Bill 864
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
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 Jan 14
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 14
2 co-sponsors
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Sep 24
James J. Kennedy, John F. McKeon
Chief co-sponsors from Sep 24
19 co-sponsors
Herb Conaway Jr., Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Clinton Calabrese, Mila M. Jasey, Linda S. Carter, Joann Downey, Ralph R. Caputo, Jamel C. Holley, Eric Houghtaling, Raj Mukherji, Joe Danielsen, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Andrew Zwicker, Angela V. McKnight, Annette Chaparro, Yvonne Lopez, Lisa Swain, Britnee N. Timberlake, Chris Tully
Its course
January 14 to November 4, 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 action14 actions on 9 days
In the SenateJan 14 to Mar 551 days
Environment and EnergyJan 14 to Jan 3016 days
In the General AssemblyMar 5 to Sep 24203 days
Environment and Solid WasteMar 5 to Sep 14 · moved on193 days
AppropriationsSep 14 to Sep 173 days
BudgetSep 21 to Sep 210 days
Back in the SenateSep 24 to Sep 240 days
With the GovernorSep 24 to Nov 441 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Do pass as amended · Jan 30 · 2 present
Who voted how
Yea Bob Smith, Linda R. Greenstein, Richard J. Codey
Not voting Christopher Bateman, Kristin M. Corrado
Senate, amendment22–2
Feb 10
Senate, third reading22–14
Passed · Mar 5
General Assembly, third reading47–24
Passed · Sep 24 · 7 present
Senate, third reading25–13
Passed · Sep 24
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 30
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 10
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Sep 17
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Sep 21
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 Jan 14 – Mar 5
- Jan 14Introduced in the Senate and sent to Environment and Energy
- Jan 30Environment and Energy recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Feb 10Amended on the floor and read a second time
- Mar 5Passed the Senate, 22 to 14
In the General Assembly Mar 5 – Sep 24
- Mar 5Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Environment and Solid Waste
- Sep 14Sent to Appropriations
- Sep 17Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Sep 21Sent to Budget
- Budget recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Sep 24Passed the General Assembly, 47 to 24
Back in the Senate Sep 24
- Sep 24Returned to the Senate to agree to the General Assembly's changes
- Passed the Senate, 25 to 13, and so both houses
To the Governor Nov 4
- Nov 4Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2020, c.117
All 14 actions, as published
- Jan 14INT 1RS REF SENSenate
- Jan 30REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Feb 10SA 2RSSenate
- Mar 5PSSenate
- Mar 5R/A REF AENGeneral Assembly
- Sep 14TRANS AAPGeneral Assembly
- Sep 17REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Sep 21RCM ABUGeneral Assembly
- Sep 21REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Sep 24SUB FORGeneral Assembly
- Sep 24PAGeneral Assembly
- Sep 24R/S 2RSCSenate
- Sep 24PS PBHSenate
- Nov 4APPGovernor