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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Oct. 7, 2016 NJ A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
Aug. 1, 2016 NJ A 457 Authorizes Medical Marijuana Treatment for PTSD Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
June 27, 2016 NJ A 3689 Requires Justifiable Need for Firearm Permits Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
June 27, 2016 NJ S 51 Authorizes Restrictions on Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
June 27, 2016 NJ A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
June 16, 2016 NJ A 3689 Requires Justifiable Need for Firearm Permits Bill Passed - House (46 - 28)
June 16, 2016 NJ A 457 Authorizes Medical Marijuana Treatment for PTSD Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
May 26, 2016 NJ S 359 Increases Smoking Age to 21 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
March 14, 2016 NJ S 1707 Requires Increased Use of Renewable Energy Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Feb. 11, 2016 NJ S 988 Authorizes Qualified Wind Energy Projects Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
June 25, 2015 NJ A 4018 Authorizes Lottery Courier Services Bill Passed - House (54 - 20)
June 25, 2015 NJ S 3100 Requires State to Pay Pension Contributions on Quarterly Basis Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
June 11, 2015 NJ A 3981 Establishes Alternative Property Tax Payments for Casinos Bill Passed - House (52 - 20)
March 26, 2015 NJ A 939 Amends Tax Expenditure Report Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 31)
March 26, 2015 NJ S 2791 Environmental Protection Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (43 - 30)
March 26, 2015 NJ ACR 224 Expands New Jersey's Medical Marijuana Program Joint Resolution Passed - House (42 - 23)
March 26, 2015 NJ A 4103 Establishes Workforce Training Program for Former Casino Workers Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
March 26, 2015 NJ A 4326 Requires Governor to Forecast State Revenue Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)
March 16, 2015 NJ S 2181 Increases Oversight of the Port Authority Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 14)
March 16, 2015 NJ S 1593 Establishes Interest-Free Housing Loans for Public Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
March 16, 2015 NJ S 2791 Environmental Protection Budget Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Feb. 23, 2015 NJ S 2430 Requires Disclosure of Political Contributions Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
Feb. 5, 2015 NJ S 866 Authorizes Gestational Surrogacy Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
Dec. 18, 2014 NJ S 1811 Requires Made in the United States Materials for Public Works Bill Passed - House (43 - 24)
Dec. 1, 2014 NJ S 536 Amends Early Voting Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
Nov. 13, 2014 NJ A 2270 Authorizes Certain Terminally Ill Individuals to Use Life-Ending Medication Bill Passed - House (41 - 31)
Nov. 13, 2014 NJ A 2811 Prohibits Higher Education Institutions from Requiring Meal Plans for Students Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
Oct. 23, 2014 NJ A 939 Amends Tax Expenditure Report Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Oct. 23, 2014 NJ S 2430 Requires Disclosure of Political Contributions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
Oct. 23, 2014 NJ SCR 125 Specifies that Proposed Regulations Concerning Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade Programs are Inconsistent with Legislative Intent Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Oct. 16, 2014 NJ S 998 Prohibits Confinement of Pregnant Pigs in Certain Enclosures Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
Oct. 16, 2014 NJ A 2801 Establishes Certain Credit Hour Requirements for Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Programs Bill Passed - House (48 - 26)
Oct. 16, 2014 NJ A 2807 Prohibits Increase in Undergraduate Tuition Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
Oct. 16, 2014 NJ A 2814 Requires Certain Graduation Rates from For-Profit Colleges Bill Passed - House (47 - 14)
Oct. 16, 2014 NJ A 2805 Establishes a Higher Education Common Core Course Numbering System Bill Passed - House (52 - 21)
Sept. 15, 2014 NJ A 2895 Establishes a Statewide Firearm Buyback Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 22)
June 30, 2014 NJ S 602 Increases the Legal Age to Purchase of Tobacco Products Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
June 26, 2014 NJ A 1999 Prohibits an Employer From Considering an Applicant's Criminal History Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 24)
June 26, 2014 NJ S 2015 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (48 - 31)
June 26, 2014 NJ S 1041 Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing Waste from Being Released Into Environment Bill Passed - House (62 - 16)
June 26, 2014 NJ S 2264 Authorizes Additional Teacher Pension Benefits Bill Passed - House (42 - 34)
June 26, 2014 NJ S 2264 Authorizes Additional Teacher Pension Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
June 26, 2014 NJ S 2015 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
June 16, 2014 NJ S 1038 Requires Public Contractors to Report Certain Employment Information Bill Passed - House (47 - 31)
June 16, 2014 NJ SCR 116 Specifies that the Job Banding Rule is Not Consistent with Legislative Intent Resolution Passed - House (47 - 30)
June 16, 2014 NJ S 783 Amends the Definition of an Unlawful Employment Practice Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
June 16, 2014 NJ A 1577 Requires Drivers to Give Cyclists and Pedestrians 4 Feet of Space on the Road Bill Passed - House (50 - 21)
June 12, 2014 NJ SCR 116 Specifies that the Job Banding Rule is Not Consistent with Legislative Intent Resolution Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
May 22, 2014 NJ A 2006 Reduces the Maximum Capacity of Ammunition Magazines Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 34)
May 12, 2014 NJ A 2006 Reduces the Maximum Capacity of Ammunition Magazines Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/07 A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
8/01 A 457 Authorizes Medical Marijuana Treatment for PTSD Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
6/27 A 3689 Requires Justifiable Need for Firearm Permits Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
6/27 S 51 Authorizes Restrictions on Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
6/27 A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
6/16 A 3689 Requires Justifiable Need for Firearm Permits Bill Passed - House (46 - 28)
6/16 A 457 Authorizes Medical Marijuana Treatment for PTSD Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
5/26 S 359 Increases Smoking Age to 21 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
3/14 S 1707 Requires Increased Use of Renewable Energy Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
2/11 S 988 Authorizes Qualified Wind Energy Projects Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
6/25 A 4018 Authorizes Lottery Courier Services Bill Passed - House (54 - 20)
6/25 S 3100 Requires State to Pay Pension Contributions on Quarterly Basis Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
6/11 A 3981 Establishes Alternative Property Tax Payments for Casinos Bill Passed - House (52 - 20)
3/26 A 939 Amends Tax Expenditure Report Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 31)
3/26 S 2791 Environmental Protection Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (43 - 30)
3/26 ACR 224 Expands New Jersey's Medical Marijuana Program Joint Resolution Passed - House (42 - 23)
3/26 A 4103 Establishes Workforce Training Program for Former Casino Workers Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
3/26 A 4326 Requires Governor to Forecast State Revenue Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)
3/16 S 2181 Increases Oversight of the Port Authority Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 14)
3/16 S 1593 Establishes Interest-Free Housing Loans for Public Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
3/16 S 2791 Environmental Protection Budget Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
2/23 S 2430 Requires Disclosure of Political Contributions Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
2/05 S 866 Authorizes Gestational Surrogacy Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
12/18 S 1811 Requires Made in the United States Materials for Public Works Bill Passed - House (43 - 24)
12/01 S 536 Amends Early Voting Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
11/13 A 2270 Authorizes Certain Terminally Ill Individuals to Use Life-Ending Medication Bill Passed - House (41 - 31)
11/13 A 2811 Prohibits Higher Education Institutions from Requiring Meal Plans for Students Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
10/23 A 939 Amends Tax Expenditure Report Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
10/23 S 2430 Requires Disclosure of Political Contributions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
10/23 SCR 125 Specifies that Proposed Regulations Concerning Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade Programs are Inconsistent with Legislative Intent Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
10/16 S 998 Prohibits Confinement of Pregnant Pigs in Certain Enclosures Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
10/16 A 2801 Establishes Certain Credit Hour Requirements for Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Programs Bill Passed - House (48 - 26)
10/16 A 2807 Prohibits Increase in Undergraduate Tuition Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
10/16 A 2814 Requires Certain Graduation Rates from For-Profit Colleges Bill Passed - House (47 - 14)
10/16 A 2805 Establishes a Higher Education Common Core Course Numbering System Bill Passed - House (52 - 21)
9/15 A 2895 Establishes a Statewide Firearm Buyback Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 22)
6/30 S 602 Increases the Legal Age to Purchase of Tobacco Products Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
6/26 A 1999 Prohibits an Employer From Considering an Applicant's Criminal History Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 24)
6/26 S 2015 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (48 - 31)
6/26 S 1041 Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing Waste from Being Released Into Environment Bill Passed - House (62 - 16)
6/26 S 2264 Authorizes Additional Teacher Pension Benefits Bill Passed - House (42 - 34)
6/26 S 2264 Authorizes Additional Teacher Pension Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
6/26 S 2015 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
6/16 S 1038 Requires Public Contractors to Report Certain Employment Information Bill Passed - House (47 - 31)
6/16 SCR 116 Specifies that the Job Banding Rule is Not Consistent with Legislative Intent Resolution Passed - House (47 - 30)
6/16 S 783 Amends the Definition of an Unlawful Employment Practice Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
6/16 A 1577 Requires Drivers to Give Cyclists and Pedestrians 4 Feet of Space on the Road Bill Passed - House (50 - 21)
6/12 SCR 116 Specifies that the Job Banding Rule is Not Consistent with Legislative Intent Resolution Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
5/22 A 2006 Reduces the Maximum Capacity of Ammunition Magazines Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 34)
5/12 A 2006 Reduces the Maximum Capacity of Ammunition Magazines Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
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