---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act.\" *"
description: "\"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act.\" *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 2164"
citation: "New Jersey A 2164 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d109cdd5-7c0c-4aaa-b07b-c3ab5a9d9dee"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b7c9ee7aec7740cb14f02d94680b8a2d13ecc85f9cde241baba4a99740e17e0a"
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 2164 (218) — "Healthy Small Food Retailer Act." *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2500/2164_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2500/2164_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2500/2164_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **59–17** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **61–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (59-17-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1312 (SCS/1R)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-1) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (61-16-1) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.15. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d109cdd5-7c0c-4aaa-b07b-c3ab5a9d9dee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).