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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Revises standard for warrantless seizure of animal at risk due to violation of law concerning necessary care and tethering of animals."
+description: "Revises standard for warrantless seizure of animal at risk due to violation of law concerning necessary care and tethering of animals."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "S 2674"
+citation: "New Jersey S 2674 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Land, R. Bruce", "Milam, Matthew W."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3302a8ac-2803-49e7-a25a-572d9104dde7"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "4b48ea8f794292bd47dc13c4117880595bb1062a94837885f1fbe2e682550d61"
+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 2674 (218) — Revises standard for warrantless seizure of animal at risk due to violation of law concerning necessary care and tethering of animals.
+
+## 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/S3000/2674_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2674_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
+- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
+- Milam, Matthew W. — primary (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
+- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
+- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4157 (1R)
+- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-1) `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) (33-0) `passage`
+- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.83. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3302a8ac-2803-49e7-a25a-572d9104dde7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+