---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limits application of DEP shellfish habitat rules for certain dredging activities."
description: "Limits application of DEP shellfish habitat rules for certain dredging activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2369"
citation: "New Jersey S 2369 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEACHES", "FISH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Connors, Christopher J.", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c1ee57d-efa9-442a-84f6-4d681e39b9d4"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0db42c1bf4b3ef7cf4599db229cd6716853911232b6fc9006138b43fc351ccde"
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 2369 (217) — Limits application of DEP shellfish habitat rules for certain dredging activities.

## 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/S2500/2369_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2369_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Connors, Christopher J. — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4152 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.196. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c1ee57d-efa9-442a-84f6-4d681e39b9d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).