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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21."
+description: "Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 359"
+citation: "New Jersey S 359 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "SMOKING"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Conaway, Herb", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1449ae21-4523-4844-a9f1-48cbc1e386d2"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "128e09557e53534bffb5ca4327ffaabd6677b07d0e9af1f4a9e392323e5e14db"
+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 S 359 (217) — Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.
+
+## 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/S0500/359_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–3** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–14** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–4** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
+- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
+- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
+- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-14) `passage`
+- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2320
+- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (52-17-6) `passage`
+- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.118. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1449ae21-4523-4844-a9f1-48cbc1e386d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+