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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Prohibits possession, transport, import, export, processing, sale, or shipment of parts and products of certain animal species threatened with extinction."
+description: "Prohibits possession, transport, import, export, processing, sale, or shipment of parts and products of certain animal species threatened with extinction."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 977"
+citation: "New Jersey S 977 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gusciora, Reed", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Lesniak, Raymond J.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2016-06-01T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40febbff-782c-49a3-bd87-5947a9a70094"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "59cfb43346a76913935400de4a226bc90f379ef990746a6a9c7a3af5970e8a05"
+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 977 (217) — Prohibits possession, transport, import, export, processing, sale, or shipment of parts and products of certain animal species threatened with extinction.
+
+## 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/S1000/977_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/977_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
+- ADOPT GR — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
+- CONCUR GOV REC — **56–3** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **53–14** (pass) · legislature
+- CONCUR GOV REC — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
+- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
+- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
+- Lesniak, Raymond J. — primary (person)
+- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
+- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Whelan, Jim — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-0) `passage`
+- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2447
+- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (53-14-8) `passage`
+- **2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
+- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (40-0)
+- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
+- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
+- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (56-3-3) `passage`
+- **2016-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.6. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40febbff-782c-49a3-bd87-5947a9a70094`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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