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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*"
+description: "Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "220"
+identifier: "S 981"
+citation: "New Jersey S 981 (220)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Chaparro, Annette", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Gopal, Vin", "Mukherji, Raj"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-07-26T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b42d6d1-d243-4561-b1ed-3d3ca530da55"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "bec48df9b772007de81b4eef2c08aad238a2af07eb68224c9a1197ca2c60cc40"
+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 981 (220) — Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/981_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint AAN 3/23/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/981_R1.HTM)
+3. **Reprint AAP 5/18/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/981_R2.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
+- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
+- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
+- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
+- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
+- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
+- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
+- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
+- McCarthy Patrick, Bethanne — cosponsor (person)
+- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
+- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
+- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
+- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
+- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Umba, Brandon E. — cosponsor (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
+- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Food Security Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2354 (2R)
+- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-3-1) `passage`
+- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
+- **2023-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.129. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b42d6d1-d243-4561-b1ed-3d3ca530da55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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