House Bill #7541 (2020)

AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM LAW ON PATERNITY -- UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT

Repeals current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with a uniform parentage act that provides procedures establishing parentage, genetic testing, surrogacy agreements and assisted reproduction.

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• 2020-02-12: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
• 2020-02-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2020) [Show]
• 2020-02-26: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2020-07-02: Scheduled for consideration (07/07/2020) [Show]
• 2020-07-02: Proposed Substitute
• 2020-07-07: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
• 2020-07-14: Placed on House Calendar
• 2020-07-14: Placed on House Calendar (07/16/2020) [Show]
• 2020-07-16: Placed on Senate Calendar (07/16/2020) [Show]
• 2020-07-16: Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
• 2020-07-16: House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
• 2020-07-17: Transmitted to Governor
• 2020-07-21: Signed by Governor

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Votes

NOTE: Electronic voting records are unofficial and may not be accurate. For an official vote tally, check the House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.

Floor vote for PASSAGE

June 20, 2018 at 8:32pm

Yeas: 71 / Nays: 0 / Not voting: 4 / Recused: 0

Legislator	Vote
Rep. Abney	Y
Rep. Ackerman	Y
Rep. Ajello	Y
Rep. Almeida	Y
Rep. Amore	Y
Rep. Azzinaro	Y
Rep. Barros	NV
Rep. Bennett	Y
Rep. Blazejewski	Y
Rep. Canario	Y
Rep. Carson	Y
Rep. Casey	Y
Rep. Casimiro	Y
Rep. Chippendale	Y
Rep. Corvese	Y
Rep. Costantino	Y
Rep. Coughlin	Y
Rep. Craven	Y
Rep. Cunha	NV
Rep. Diaz	Y
Rep. Donovan	Y
Rep. Edwards	Y
Rep. Fellela	Y
Rep. Filippi	Y
Rep. Fogarty	Y
Rep. Giarrusso	Y
Rep. Handy	Y
Rep. Hearn	Y
Rep. Hull	Y
Rep. Jacquard	Y
Rep. Johnston	Y
Rep. Kazarian	Y
Rep. Keable	Y
Rep. Kennedy	Y
Rep. Knight	Y
Rep. Lancia	Y
Rep. Lima	Y
Rep. Lombardi	Y
Rep. Maldonado	Y
Rep. Marshall	Y
Rep. Marszalkowski	Y
Rep. Mattiello	Y
Rep. McEntee	Y
Rep. McKiernan	Y
Rep. McLaughlin	Y
Rep. McNamara	Y
Rep. Mendonca	Y
Rep. Messier	Y
Rep. Morgan	Y
Rep. Morin	Y
Rep. Nardolillo	Y
Rep. Newberry	Y
Rep. Nunes	Y
Rep. O'Brien	Y
Rep. O'Grady	Y
Rep. Perez	NV
Rep. Phillips	Y
Rep. Price	Y
Rep. Quattrocchi	Y
Rep. Ranglin-Vassell	Y
Rep. Regunberg	Y
Rep. Roberts	Y
Rep. Ruggiero	Y
Rep. Serpa	Y
Rep. Shanley	Y
Rep. Shekarchi	Y
Rep. Slater	Y
Rep. Solomon	Y
Rep. Tanzi	Y
Rep. Tobon	Y
Rep. Ucci	Y
Rep. Vella-Wilkinson	Y
Rep. Walsh	NV
Rep. Williams	Y
Rep. Winfield	Y

Floor vote for Passage In Concurrence

July 16, 2020 at 7:18pm

Yeas: 36 / Nays: 1 / Not voting: 1 / Recused: 0

Legislator	Vote
Sen. Algiere	Y
Sen. Archambault	Y
Sen. Bell	Y
Sen. Cano	Y
Sen. Ciccone	Y
Sen. Conley	Y
Sen. Coyne	Y
Sen. Crowley	Y
Sen. Cruz	Y
Sen. DiPalma	Y
Sen. Euer	Y
Sen. Felag	Y
Sen. Gallo	Y
Sen. Goldin	NV
Sen. Goodwin	Y
Sen. Lawson	Y
Sen. Lombardi	Y
Sen. Lombardo	Y
Sen. Lynch Prata	Y
Sen. McCaffrey	Y
Sen. McKenney	Y
Sen. Metts	Y
Sen. Miller	Y
Sen. Morgan	N
Sen. Murray	Y
Sen. Nesselbush	Y
Sen. Paolino	Y
Sen. Pearson	Y
Sen. Picard	Y
Sen. Quezada	Y
Sen. Raptakis	Y
Sen. Rogers	Y
Sen. Ruggerio	Y
Sen. Satchell	Y
Sen. Seveney	Y
Sen. Sheehan	Y
Sen. Sosnowski	Y
Sen. Valverde	Y

Floor vote for Passage In Concurrence

July 16, 2020 at 7:18pm

Yeas: 33 / Nays: 1 / Not voting: 4 / Recused: 0

Legislator	Vote
Sen. Algiere	Y
Sen. Archambault	Y
Sen. Bell	Y
Sen. Cano	Y
Sen. Ciccone	Y
Sen. Conley	Y
Sen. Coyne	Y
Sen. Crowley	Y
Sen. Cruz	NV
Sen. DiPalma	Y
Sen. Euer	Y
Sen. Felag	Y
Sen. Gallo	Y
Sen. Goldin	NV
Sen. Goodwin	Y
Sen. Lawson	Y
Sen. Lombardi	Y
Sen. Lombardo	Y
Sen. Lynch Prata	Y
Sen. McCaffrey	Y
Sen. McKenney	Y
Sen. Metts	Y
Sen. Miller	Y
Sen. Morgan	N
Sen. Murray	Y
Sen. Nesselbush	Y
Sen. Paolino	Y
Sen. Pearson	Y
Sen. Picard	Y
Sen. Quezada	Y
Sen. Raptakis	Y
Sen. Rogers	Y
Sen. Ruggerio	Y
Sen. Satchell	NV
Sen. Seveney	Y
Sen. Sheehan	NV
Sen. Sosnowski	Y
Sen. Valverde	Y