New Jersey State Legislature

2012-2013

S881 Eliminates prosecutorial objection to admission to drug court program; expands eligibility and provides for phased in mandatory drug court program.***
Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed by the Governor

Identical Bill Number: A2883 (1R)

Primary Sponsors
Lesniak, Raymond J.
Scutari, Nicholas P.
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
Johnson, Gordon M.
Quijano, Annette
Schepisi, Holly
Co-Sponsors
Bateman, Christopher
Allen, Diane B.
Cunningham, Sandra B.
Norcross, Donald
Turner, Shirley K.


1/10/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/16/2012 Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading 2/16/2012 Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee 5/3/2012 Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading 5/24/2012 Senate Amendment (27-0) (Lesniak) 5/31/2012 Passed by the Senate (33-2) 6/7/2012 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee 6/18/2012 Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee 6/18/2012 Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading 6/21/2012 Substituted for A2883 (1R) 6/21/2012 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Watson Coleman) 6/25/2012 Passed by the Assembly (79-0-0) 6/25/2012 Reconsidered Vote (Watson Coleman) (78-0-0) 6/25/2012 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Watson Coleman) 6/25/2012 Emergency Resolution (Watson Coleman) (79-0-0) 6/25/2012 Passed by the Assembly (79-0-0) 6/28/2012 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence 6/28/2012 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-1) 7/19/2012 Approved P.L.2012, c.23. Statement - SJU 2/16/12 - 2 pages HTML Format Reprint - 11 pages HTML Format Statement - SBA 4/3/12 1R - 6 pages HTML Format Introduced - 12 pages HTML Format Floor Statement - Senate 5/24/12 2R - 1 pages HTML Format Reprint - 12 pages HTML Format Reprint - 12 pages HTML Format Statement - AAP 6/18/12 3R - 5 pages HTML Format Reprint - 27 pages HTML Format Floor Statement - Assembly 6/21/12 - 1 pages HTML Format Fiscal Note - 6/25/12; 3R - 7 pages HTML Format Reprint - 27 pages HTML Format Floor Statement - Assembly 6/25/12 5R - 1 pages HTML Format Reprint - 27 pages HTML Format Advance Law - CORRECTED COPY - 27 pages HTML Format Pamphlet Law - 11 pages HTML Format