---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes various changes to laws governing remediation of contaminated sites."
description: "Makes various changes to laws governing remediation of contaminated sites."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5293"
citation: "New Jersey A 5293 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SITE REMED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "McKeon, John F.", "McKeon, John F.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Smith, Bob", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/602bd54c-c3a5-46a6-88a0-730e082c6202"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a55b805fb83beb46fbda769b3c529e9ae218f0d245e0bf021d191014b8c86608"
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 5293 (218) — Makes various changes to laws governing remediation of contaminated sites.

## 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/A9999/5293_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5293_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (31-0) (Smith) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3682 (1R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.263. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/602bd54c-c3a5-46a6-88a0-730e082c6202`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).