---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits possession, transport, import, export, processing, sale, or shipment of parts and products of certain animal species threatened with extinction."
description: "Prohibits possession, transport, import, export, processing, sale, or shipment of parts and products of certain animal species threatened with extinction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 977"
citation: "New Jersey S 977 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gusciora, Reed", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Lesniak, Raymond J.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-06-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40febbff-782c-49a3-bd87-5947a9a70094"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "59cfb43346a76913935400de4a226bc90f379ef990746a6a9c7a3af5970e8a05"
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 977 (217) — Prohibits possession, transport, import, export, processing, sale, or shipment of parts and products of certain animal species threatened with extinction.

## 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/S1000/977_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/977_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- ADOPT GR — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **56–3** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **53–14** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **36–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Lesniak, Raymond J. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Whelan, Jim — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-0) `passage`
- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2447
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (53-14-8) `passage`
- **2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (40-0)
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (56-3-3) `passage`
- **2016-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.6. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40febbff-782c-49a3-bd87-5947a9a70094`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).