A1715: Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey." **
New Jersey Senate, June 30, 2026. TABLE MOTION, roll call 213: 25 yes, 15 no, 0 abstained, 0 not voting.
Signed into law: P.L.2026, c.31 (July 2, 2026).
Prime sponsors: Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Shirley K. Turner, Joseph P. Cryan, Nicholas P. Scutari.
Bill documents
- Text of P.L.2026, c.31
- Assembly committee substitute (Assembly State and Local Government Committee, Feb 19, 2026)
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee statement (Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Jun 28, 2026)
- Committee statement (Senate Judiciary Committee, May 21, 2026)
- Committee statement (Assembly Appropriations Committee, Mar 19, 2026)
- Committee statement (Assembly State and Local Government Committee, Feb 19, 2026)
- Fiscal estimate (3/4/26; ACS)
- Fiscal estimate (3/26/26; 1R ACS)
- Fiscal estimate (6/11/26; 2R ACS)
- Fiscal estimate (7/2/26; 3R ACS)
How they voted
Yes (25)
- Beach, James
- Burgess, Renee C.
- Burzichelli, John J.
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.
- Cryan, Joseph P.
- Diegnan, Patrick J.
- Gopal, Vin
- Greenstein, Linda R.
- Johnson, Gordon M.
- Lagana, Joseph A.
- McKeon, John F.
- McKnight, Angela V.
- Moriarty, Paul D.
- Mukherji, Raj
- Ruiz, M. Teresa
- Sarlo, Paul A.
- Scutari, Nicholas P.
- Singleton, Troy
- Smith, Bob
- Stack, Brian P.
- Timberlake, Britnee N.
- Turner, Shirley K.
- Vitale, Joseph F.
- Wimberly, Benjie E.
- Zwicker, Andrew
No (15)
- Amato, Carmen F.
- Bramnick, Jon M.
- Bucco, Anthony M.
- Corrado, Kristin M.
- Henry, Owen
- Holzapfel, James W.
- O'Scanlon, Declan J.
- Pennacchio, Joseph
- Polistina, Vincent J.
- Schepisi, Holly T.
- Singer, Robert W.
- Space, Parker
- Steinhardt, Douglas J.
- Testa, Michael L.
- Tiver, Latham
A1715 on the New Jersey Legislature website
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