Became P.L.2024, c.96, on December 9, 2024.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 3446
"Freedom to Read Act"; establishes requirements for library material in public school libraries and public libraries; protects school library staff members and librarians.*
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 29
Shavonda E. Sumter, Herb Conaway Jr.
Chief co-sponsors from Feb 1
15 co-sponsors
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Roy Freiman, Garnet R. Hall, Reginald W. Atkins, Clinton Calabrese, Annette Quijano, Shama A. Haider, Lisa Swain, Anthony S. Verrelli, Ellen J. Park, Joe Danielsen, Rosaura Bagolie, Carol A. Murphy, Pamela R. Lampitt, Shanique Speight
In the Senate
Sponsor from Oct 28
Chief co-sponsor from Oct 28
Its course
February 1 to December 9, 2024, 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.
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading53–20
Passed · Jun 28 · 1 present
Education3–2
Do pass · Sep 30
Who voted how
Senate, third reading25–14
Passed · Oct 28
Who voted how
Yea Andrew Zwicker, Angela V. McKnight, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Britnee N. Timberlake, Gordon M. Johnson, James Beach, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Linda R. Greenstein, M. Teresa Ruiz, Nellie Pou, Nicholas P. Scutari, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Paul D. Moriarty, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal
Nay Anthony M. Bucco, Carmen F. Amato Jr., Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Douglas J. Steinhardt, Holly T. Schepisi, James W. Holzapfel, Joseph Pennacchio, Kristin M. Corrado, Latham Tiver, Michael L. Testa Jr., Owen Henry, Parker Space, Robert W. Singer, Vincent J. Polistina
Not voting Shirley K. Turner
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 1 – Jun 28
- Feb 1Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Education
- Jun 6Education recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 28Passed the General Assembly, 53 to 20
In the Senate Sep 19 – Oct 28
- Sep 19Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Education
- Sep 30Education recommended it
- Read a second time
- Oct 28Passed the Senate, 25 to 14, and so both houses
To the Governor Dec 9
- Dec 9Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2024, c.96