---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Nosey's Law\"; prohibits use of wild or exotic animals in traveling animal acts."
description: "\"Nosey's Law\"; prohibits use of wild or exotic animals in traveling animal acts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1093"
citation: "New Jersey S 1093 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/424271e9-7e00-4b13-8f74-22035cc53e11"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c285b93bc47fbcdbf72ee5a923626642ff10a680259cbd3c843b3f4062bffc3c"
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 S 1093 (218) — "Nosey's Law"; prohibits use of wild or exotic animals in traveling animal acts.

## 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/S1500/1093_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1093_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–3** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1923 (2R)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-3-3) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.141. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/424271e9-7e00-4b13-8f74-22035cc53e11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).