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New Jersey Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Jan. 11, 2010 A 4378 Exception to the Ban on Former State Employees Working for the Casino Industry Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 13)
Yea
Jan. 7, 2010 S 1967 Legalizing Same Sex Marriage Bill Failed - Senate
(14 - 20)
Yea
Dec. 10, 2009 A 2762 Authorizing Reduction of Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Offenses in School Zones Bill Passed - Senate
(25 - 11)
Yea
Dec. 10, 2009 S 2905 Requiring Chain Restaurants to Post Nutrition Information Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 16)
Yea
June 26, 2009 A 339 Handgun Purchasing Limitations Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 15)
Yea
June 25, 2009 A 4100 2009-2010 Budget Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 17)
Yea
June 25, 2009 S 702 Promoting Purchase of Energy-Efficient Homes Bill Passed - Senate
(30 - 7)
Did Not Vote
June 25, 2009 A 4048 2009 Economic Package Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 12)
Yea
June 25, 2009 A 4111 State Employee Wage Increases Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 15)
Yea
June 25, 2009 A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 9)
Yea
June 25, 2009 A 3901 Issuing Bonds for Conservation and Preservation Purposes Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 7)
Yea
June 25, 2009 A4141 Eliminating Non-Operating School Districts Bill Passed - Senate
(25 - 13)
Yea
June 18, 2009 S 1880 Establishing Criminal Sentencing Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(31 - 7)
Yea
June 18, 2009 A 3101 Creating Homelessness Trust Funds Bill Passed - Senate
(29 - 7)
Yea
May 21, 2009 A 2451 Vote by Mail Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 14)
Yea
March 16, 2009 S 21 Local Government PERS/PFRS Contribution Deferral Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 17)
Yea
March 16, 2009 S 2091 Formalizing Palimony Agreements Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 14)
Nay
March 16, 2009 S 2577 Age-Restricted Housing Exemptions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(21 - 15)
Yea
Feb. 23, 2009 S 119 Legalizing Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 16)
Yea
Dec. 15, 2008 A 3373 Amending NJ STARS/NJ STARS II Scholarship Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 4)
Yea
Dec. 15, 2008 S 1599 Mortgage and Housing Assistance Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(27 - 8)
Yea
Nov. 24, 2008 A 3294 Capital Investment and Employment Grants Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 7)
Yea
Nov. 24, 2008 A 3459 Foreclosure Assistance Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate
(30 - 9)
Yea
June 23, 2008 S 1962 State Worker Retirement and Health Benefits Bill Passed - Senate
(31 - 8)
Yea
June 23, 2008 A 2873 School Construction Bonds Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 18)
Yea
June 23, 2008 A 2800 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 16)
Yea
March 3, 2008 S 786 Extending Family Leave Benefits Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 16)
Yea
Jan. 7, 2008 S 176 Expanding Damages for Wrongful Death Bill Passed - House
(41 - 32)
Did Not Vote
Jan. 7, 2008 A 4314 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Bill Passed - House
(49 - 25)
Yea
Jan. 7, 2008 A 4559 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House
(43 - 31)
Yea
Jan. 7, 2008 A 500 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House
(41 - 37)
Yea
Dec. 13, 2007 A 4225 National Popular Vote Act Bill Passed - House
(43 - 32)
Yea
Dec. 13, 2007 S 171 Eliminating the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House
(44 - 36)
Yea
June 21, 2007 S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House
(50 - 30)
Yea
June 11, 2007 A 4326 Holding Multiple Elected State Offices Bill Passed - House
(69 - 3)
Yea
June 11, 2007 SS for S 1195 Requiring Pharmacists to Fill All Prescriptions Bill Passed - House
(55 - 19)
Yea
March 15, 2007 S 2193 Presidential Primaries Bill Passed - House
(57 - 20)
Yea
Jan. 29, 2007 A 1 Property Tax Relief and Appropriations Bill Passed - House
(71 - 8)
Yea
Jan. 8, 2007 A 1044 Notification of Job Loss and Plant Closures Bill Passed - House
(52 - 24)
Yea
July 8, 2006 A 4714 Fur Clothing Tax Bill Passed - House
(44 - 32)
Did Not Vote
July 8, 2006 S 2007 2006-2007 Budget Bill Passed - House
(44 - 35)
Yea
July 8, 2006 A 4901 Sales Tax Bill of 2006 Bill Passed - House
(41 - 38)
Yea
July 8, 2006 A 4707 Luxury and Fuel Inefficient Automobiles Bill Passed - House
(43 - 36)
Yea
July 8, 2006 A 4705 Tobacco Tax Bill Passed - House
(43 - 36)
Yea
June 22, 2006 A 3257 Eminent Domain and Redevelopment Programs Bill Passed - House
(51 - 18)
Yea
March 16, 2006 A 2813 New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House
(48 - 28)
Yea
March 2, 2006 A 798 New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act Bill Passed - House
(55 - 14)
Yea
Jan. 9, 2006 S 2783 Age Restrictions for the Purchase of Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House
(58 - 16)
Yea
Jan. 9, 2006 S 2083 Domestic Partner Surviving Rights Bill Passed - House
(67 - 8)
Yea

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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