---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises \"Electronic Waste Management Act.\""
description: "Revises \"Electronic Waste Management Act.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 981"
citation: "New Jersey S 981 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INTERNET", "SOLID WASTE", "TELEVISION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Gusciora, Reed", "McKeon, John F.", "Smith, Bob", "Spencer, L. Grace"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43b828c8-4ca1-47b5-91a2-48e812470e23"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a13c2c29398dc4b37bc9fa110b366d0ee3da7ef21db5ea14d1f2dcdad0ef4d22"
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 981 (217) — Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."

## 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/S1000/981_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–6** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **60–12** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Ciattarelli, Jack M. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Howarth, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — 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 Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-6) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2375
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (60-12-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.87. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43b828c8-4ca1-47b5-91a2-48e812470e23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).