---
type: "Bill"
title: "Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21."
description: "Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 359"
citation: "New Jersey S 359 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "SMOKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Conaway, Herb", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1449ae21-4523-4844-a9f1-48cbc1e386d2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "128e09557e53534bffb5ca4327ffaabd6677b07d0e9af1f4a9e392323e5e14db"
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 359 (217) — Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.

## 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/S0500/359_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–3** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–14** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–4** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (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 Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-14) `passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2320
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (52-17-6) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.118. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1449ae21-4523-4844-a9f1-48cbc1e386d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).