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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Codifies DEP's New Jersey Recycling Awards Program to annually recognize outstanding recycling achievements."
+description: "Codifies DEP's New Jersey Recycling Awards Program to annually recognize outstanding recycling achievements."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 1628"
+citation: "New Jersey A 1628 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["SOLID WASTE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Howarth, Joe", "Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 9
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0a07d3c-82f1-4297-a4d0-c486a895dc9e"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "319f53e3445dcd39217ed07d811e4731ba3bd3914533b42d424611fea1e201d0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 1628 (217) — Codifies DEP's New Jersey Recycling Awards Program to annually recognize outstanding recycling achievements.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1628_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1628_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
+- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
+- Howarth, Joe — primary (person)
+- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — primary (person)
+- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
+- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
+- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Singleton) `amendment-passage`
+- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
+- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2777 (1R)
+- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
+- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.33. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0a07d3c-82f1-4297-a4d0-c486a895dc9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+