---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates $1,591,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes."
description: "Appropriates $1,591,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4735"
citation: "New Jersey A 4735 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHARITIES", "FARMLAND", "STATE BUDGT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/591e2386-de13-49ec-882d-701dd7bf3177"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5c4527a23c414e87b02ba6ad092452674160a415ec41a31b4b3b50579e6111b9"
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 4735 (218) — Appropriates $1,591,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.

## 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/A5000/4735_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — 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 Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3181
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.28. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/591e2386-de13-49ec-882d-701dd7bf3177`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).