Became P.L.2026, c.83, on September 4, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Assembly Bill 5016
Establishes program in EDA to encourage employee ownership awareness and provide funding and advisory support.
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 May 4
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 4
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 11
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jun 30
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 30
2 co-sponsors
Its course
May 7 to September 4, 2026, 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 action12 actions on 7 days
In the General AssemblyMay 7 to Jun 1135 days
Commerce and Economic DevelopmentMay 7 to Jun 428 days
Community Development and Women's AffairsJun 4 to Jun 8 · moved on4 days
AppropriationsJun 8 to Jun 80 days
In the SenateJun 11 to Jun 3019 days
Budget and AppropriationsJun 11 to Jun 2413 days
Back in the General AssemblyJun 30 to Jun 300 days
With the GovernorJun 30 to Sep 466 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Commerce and Economic Development5–2
Do pass · Jun 4
Who voted how
Yea Chigozie U. Onyema, Rosaura Bagolie, Shama A. Haider, Vincent M. Kearney, William W. Spearman
Appropriations11–4
Do pass · Jun 8
General Assembly, third reading64–14
Passed · Jun 11 · 1 present
Senate, third reading36–4
Passed · Jun 30
Who voted how
Yea Andrew Zwicker, Angela V. McKnight, Anthony M. Bucco, Benjie E. Wimberly, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Britnee N. Timberlake, Carmen F. Amato Jr., Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Douglas J. Steinhardt, Gordon M. Johnson, James Beach, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph Pennacchio, Kristin M. Corrado, Latham Tiver, Linda R. Greenstein, M. Teresa Ruiz, Nicholas P. Scutari, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Owen Henry, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Paul D. Moriarty, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer, Shirley K. Turner, Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal, Vincent J. Polistina
Nay Holly T. Schepisi, James W. Holzapfel, Michael L. Testa Jr., Parker Space
General Assembly, third reading62–15
Passed · Jun 30
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 24
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 May 7 – Jun 11
- May 7Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Commerce and Economic Development
- Jun 4Commerce and Economic Development recommended it
- Sent to Community Development and Women's Affairs
- Jun 8Sent to Appropriations
- Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 11Passed the General Assembly, 64 to 14
In the Senate Jun 11 – Jun 30
- Jun 11Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Jun 24Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 30Passed the Senate, 36 to 4
Back in the General Assembly Jun 30
- Jun 30Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Passed the General Assembly, 62 to 15, and so both houses
To the Governor Sep 4
- Sep 4Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2026, c.83
All 12 actions, as published
- May 7INT 1RA REF ACEGeneral Assembly
- Jun 4REP REF ACWGeneral Assembly
- Jun 8TRANS AAPGeneral Assembly
- Jun 8REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Jun 11PAGeneral Assembly
- Jun 11R/S REF SBASenate
- Jun 24REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Jun 30SUB FORSenate
- Jun 30PSSenate
- Jun 30R/A 2RACGeneral Assembly
- Jun 30PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Sep 4APPGovernor