---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Dept. of Agriculture and DEP to adopt coordinated permit application and review program for aquaculture projects.*"
description: "Requires Dept. of Agriculture and DEP to adopt coordinated permit application and review program for aquaculture projects.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 794"
citation: "New Jersey A 794 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEACHES", "ENVIRONMENT", "STATE DEPTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Connors, Christopher J.", "Land, R. Bruce", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/906d8bdb-432a-4413-975e-0a673a2bde73"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0962c01b17deca9047c1a2ec7d442109be172ff5db0af8d7cc6761f49c785a17"
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 794 (217) — Requires Dept. of Agriculture and DEP to adopt coordinated permit application and review program for aquaculture projects.*

## 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/A1000/794_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1000/794_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Connors, Christopher J. — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Rumpf, Brian E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S317 (2R)
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.96. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/906d8bdb-432a-4413-975e-0a673a2bde73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).