---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program.\""
description: "Establishes \"Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 724"
citation: "New Jersey S 724 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT", "HIGHWAYS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Eustace, Tim", "Mukherji, Raj", "Wolfe, David W."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7227f97-3f26-45f8-8625-0f1c8b9d9bfa"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "73a77e7772df4d8aca585f6c012194cdfa7ab9dfbcac9b4328cf28782a89d55b"
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 724 (217) — Establishes "Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program."

## 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/S1000/724_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/724_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **28–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Wolfe, David W. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — 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 Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (28-2) `passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3604 (1R)
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-4) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.44. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7227f97-3f26-45f8-8625-0f1c8b9d9bfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).