---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises and expands laws on trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands."
description: "Revises and expands laws on trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1053"
citation: "New Jersey A 1053 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CRIMES", "FARMLAND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db290b01-d4e5-4ca7-ae7a-f06fedb8f5a5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0635373311337dcfef0bce439e453783aec5af12c933f6fdaff233bc8bd16165"
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 A 1053 (218) — Revises and expands laws on trespass and vandalism on agricultural and horticultural lands.

## 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/2018/Bills/A1500/1053_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1500/1053_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-0-1) `passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1429
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.121. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db290b01-d4e5-4ca7-ae7a-f06fedb8f5a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).