New Jersey Assembly Bill 1897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Passed on February 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-22 - Approved P.L.2021, c.19.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly addressing legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as raising awareness of available expungement relief.

Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly addressing legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as raising awareness of available expungement relief.

Sen. Benjie Wimberly [D]	Rep. Annette Quijano [D]	Rep. Jamel Holley [D]	Rep. Shanique Speight [D]
Sen. Angela Mcknight [D]	Sen. Britnee Timberlake [D]	Sen. Teresa Ruiz [D]	Sen. Ronald Rice [D]
Sen. Sandra Cunningham [D]	Sen. Nicholas Scutari [D]	Rep. Cleopatra Tucker [D]	Rep. Verlina Reynolds-Jackson [D]
Rep. William Spearman [D]	Rep. Mila Jasey [D]	Rep. Anthony Verrelli [D]	Sen. Gordon Johnson [D]
Sen. Shirley Turner [D]	Rep. Clinton Calabrese [D]

2020-12-17 - Senate - Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments (Y: 32 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-12-17 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Amend (Y: 63 N: 12 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-12-17 - Senate - Senate Floor: Amend (Y: 32 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-11-16 - Senate - Senate Floor: Table Motion (Y: 16 N: 13 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-11-16 - Senate - Senate Floor: Substitute for S2535 (Voice Vote) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-11-16 - Senate - Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 29 N: 4 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-11-12 - Senate - Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-11-09 - Senate - Senate Judiciary Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-06-18 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 63 N: 10 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-06-15 - Assembly - Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee: Reported with Substitution (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-06-15 - Assembly - Assembly Committee: Reported with Substitution (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-22	Senate	Approved P.L.2021, c.19.
2020-12-17	Senate	Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-2)
2020-12-17	Senate	Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
2020-12-17	Assembly	Concur by Assembly Amendments (63-12-4) (Wimberly)
2020-11-16	Assembly	Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
2020-11-16	Senate	Passed by the Senate (29-4)
2020-11-16	Senate	Motion To Table (16-13) (Weinberg)
2020-11-16	Senate	Motion To Sa (Gill)
2020-11-16	Senate	Substituted for S2535 (2R)
2020-11-12	Senate	Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
2020-11-09	Senate	Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
2020-11-09	Senate	Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
2020-06-25	Senate	Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
2020-06-18	Assembly	Passed by the Assembly (63-10-5)
2020-06-15	Assembly	Reported from Assembly Comm. as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
2020-06-15	Assembly	Transferred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee
2020-01-14	Assembly	Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

A3468 (Carry Over) 2018-03-05 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
S2101 (Same As) 2020-03-16 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
S2535 (Same As) 2020-11-16 - Substituted by A1897/4269 (ACS/2R)
S1926 (Carry Over) 2018-02-22 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/A1897
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2020/A2000/1897_I1.HTM
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2020/AL21/19_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp?BillNumber=A1897
Roll Call	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/A1897