---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises State's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs; implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain environmental purposes."
description: "Revises State's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs; implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain environmental purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2456"
citation: "New Jersey S 2456 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUS TAXES", "CORPORATIONS", "FARMLAND", "HISTORIC PRE", "OPEN SPACE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Bateman, Christopher", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "McKeon, John F.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Smith, Bob", "Spencer, L. Grace"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8aa7bcd8-1d10-4ea6-9a0a-a40c4705aa5b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b19107496cc166804f019c4c023d743a15be6383acca224bf2c58812a3bb620e"
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 2456 (217) — Revises State's open space, farmland, and historic preservation programs; implements 2014 constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for certain environmental purposes.

## 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/S2500/2456_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- EMERGENCY — **74–3** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–3** (pass) · legislature
- ADD TO CALENDAR — **74–3** (pass) · legislature
- EMERGENCY — **36–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Add to calendar (Weinberg)
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (36-0)(Weinberg)
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Add toCalendar(Andrzejczak)(74-3-0)
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4017
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (Andrzejczak) (74-3-0)
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-3-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.12. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8aa7bcd8-1d10-4ea6-9a0a-a40c4705aa5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).