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Unclear how Senate will act if mandatory minimums bill conditionally vetoed

April 15, 2021 2:46 pmApril 17, 2021 2:32 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) declined to say how the legislature would act if Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoes a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of drug, property and crimes as well as crimes against the...

Murphy still mum on mandatory minimums bill as measure brushes against procedural deadline

April 14, 2021 3:29 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is running out of time to act on a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of drug, property and public trust crimes. The legislation, sent to his desk on March 1 after votes that largely...

Murphy: Still no timeline on mandatory minimums bill

April 7, 2021 3:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday again declined to say when he might take action on a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for a series of drug, property and public trust offenses that has sat on his desk for 37...

Murphy still opposed to mandatory minimums bill

March 8, 2021 4:04 pmMarch 8, 2021 4:28 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy remains opposed to the inclusion of official misconduct in a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of non-violent crimes, including drug and property offenses. “Nothing new on mandatory minimum sentences, and no insight for you...

Mandatory minimums bill heads to Murphy’s desk, where it’ll likely be vetoed

March 1, 2021 3:17 pmMarch 1, 2021 5:56 pm

The Assembly cleared a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of drug and property crimes, but the bill appears headed for a veto over its inclusion of official misconduct and related corruption offenses. They passed the bill by...

New Jersey Together urges Assembly to pass mandatory minimums bill

February 25, 2021 4:04 pm

A multifaith coalition urged the Assembly to pass a bill revoking mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for a series of drug and property crimes that replaced a previous bill whose path through the legislature was upended by the inclusion of official...

Murphy signals opposition to new mandatory minimums bill

February 17, 2021 3:48 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy suggested he may not back a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for some non-violent drug and property crimes as well as for a series of minor corruption charges. “I still want to pursue the legislation based...