---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe."
description: "Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1729"
citation: "New Jersey S 1729 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NJ HISTORY", "SCI AND TECH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barclay, Arthur", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Quijano, Annette", "Thompson, Samuel D."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cae62523-447f-48ad-a79f-366bc30f247b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "facbbce277855bdd0f0782ab238e236935fe6a3bb62551360486939a8dbc8a64"
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 1729 (218) — Designates Streptomyces griseus as New Jersey State Microbe.

## 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/S2000/1729_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1729_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barclay, Arthur — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3650 (1R)
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.104. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cae62523-447f-48ad-a79f-366bc30f247b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).