---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture."
description: "Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4708"
citation: "New Jersey A 4708 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Space, Parker"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6723f92e-49b0-45f5-8424-c2faa8df6d51"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "08ef1afb718e017ffa66be113d32258cc12521454263d2c0ecce3fc178e2b140"
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 4708 (218) — Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture.

## 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/A5000/4708_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4708_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3235 (1R)
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.94. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6723f92e-49b0-45f5-8424-c2faa8df6d51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).