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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes \"Jersey Native Plants Program.\""
+description: "Establishes \"Jersey Native Plants Program.\""
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "S 83"
+citation: "New Jersey S 83 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AGRICULTURE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Codey, Richard J.", "Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "McKeon, John F."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8da3c5a0-de2f-448a-8794-3f8a982dfcb8"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "b3f7bc4bfb2bf16dfe7218ef282cc99e10641309fb7303845bdcfbef778286c9"
+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 83 (219) — Establishes "Jersey Native Plants Program."
+
+## 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/S0500/83_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
+- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
+- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1580
+- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-0) `passage`
+- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.331. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8da3c5a0-de2f-448a-8794-3f8a982dfcb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+