---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises \"New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act\" to prohibit smoking at public beaches and parks. *"
description: "Revises \"New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act\" to prohibit smoking at public beaches and parks. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2534"
citation: "New Jersey S 2534 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEACHES", "OPEN SPACE", "SMOKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Gopal, Vin", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Smith, Bob", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-07-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a41e5eed-267f-41e3-ba50-eb9d6a45ccf2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9dc0f3ee714ac6157fc32f19a110e61db9a7e11074db2d638982210196ca90b9"
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 2534 (218) — Revises "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" to prohibit smoking at public beaches and parks. *

## 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/S3000/2534_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2534_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **66–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **32–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-1) `passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Mazzeo) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3798/1703/4021 (ACS)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (66-1-2) `passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-1) `passage`
- **2018-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.64. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a41e5eed-267f-41e3-ba50-eb9d6a45ccf2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).