---
type: "Bill"
title: "Streamlines authorization for farmers market programs to participate in WIC and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."
description: "Streamlines authorization for farmers market programs to participate in WIC and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4786"
citation: "New Jersey A 4786 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a72bdcd-c428-425b-a65d-fb591b4ca96f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ebb08a45359c74a4ab139e00c0644f94b47a78c3a7778047cc5bf466e3ff278c"
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 4786 (217) — Streamlines authorization for farmers market programs to participate in WIC and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 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/2016/Bills/A5000/4786_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3402
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.278. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a72bdcd-c428-425b-a65d-fb591b4ca96f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).