---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates USS New Jersey as New Jersey State Ship."
description: "Designates USS New Jersey as New Jersey State Ship."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4011"
citation: "New Jersey A 4011 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOATS", "COMMEMORATIO", "NJ HISTORY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barclay, Arthur", "Beach, James", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f2f6db4-f90c-4fa4-ae0a-ab18a7cc238c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4e225b7e4184e082176bf4f5e6bf8d0007098c29e0f8e757e1ef1ebe7a3528dd"
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 A 4011 (217) — Designates USS New Jersey as New Jersey State Ship.

## 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/2016/Bills/A4500/4011_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barclay, Arthur — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2887
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.168. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f2f6db4-f90c-4fa4-ae0a-ab18a7cc238c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).