---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Hunterdon-Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force."
description: "Establishes Hunterdon-Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 166"
citation: "New Jersey S 166 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FLOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "DiMaio, John", "Doherty, Michael J.", "Singleton, Troy", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0cca6f9-36c7-4890-b3dc-68b1fccb09c3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9b3212074221020106c7294f2d5f165329416e9bb801195f8c87d6c2bda7cf5d"
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 166 (217) — Establishes Hunterdon-Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force.

## 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/S0500/166_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- DiMaio, John — primary (person)
- Doherty, Michael J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3901
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.34. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0cca6f9-36c7-4890-b3dc-68b1fccb09c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).