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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Reclassifies possession of psilocybin as disorderly persons offense."
+description: "Reclassifies possession of psilocybin as disorderly persons offense."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "S 3256"
+citation: "New Jersey S 3256 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Kennedy, James J.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 7
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38becda5-e11b-4bf7-990b-119a779fd7f8"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "4f75a10553514518eb3b9ccb96ec70912a490dde5b3a4eb1bf24422162fa9224"
+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 3256 (219) — Reclassifies possession of psilocybin as disorderly persons offense.
+
+## 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/2020/Bills/S3500/3256_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–15** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–2** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–23** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
+- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
+- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-15) `passage`
+- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5084
+- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-23-5) `passage`
+- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.9. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38becda5-e11b-4bf7-990b-119a779fd7f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+