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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe."
+description: "Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "S 1729"
+citation: "New Jersey S 1729 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["NJ HISTORY", "SCI AND TECH"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Barclay, Arthur", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Quijano, Annette", "Thompson, Samuel D."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cae62523-447f-48ad-a79f-366bc30f247b"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "facbbce277855bdd0f0782ab238e236935fe6a3bb62551360486939a8dbc8a64"
+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 1729 (218) — Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe.
+
+## 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/2018/Bills/S2000/1729_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1729_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Barclay, Arthur — primary (person)
+- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
+- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
+- Thompson, Samuel D. — primary (person)
+- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
+- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
+- **2018-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3650 (1R)
+- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
+- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
+- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.104. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cae62523-447f-48ad-a79f-366bc30f247b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+