---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"New Jersey Solar Panel Recycling Commission.\"*"
description: "Establishes \"New Jersey Solar Panel Recycling Commission.\"*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 601"
citation: "New Jersey S 601 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "McKeon, John F.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69de1c37-a232-401c-ad72-eb06409a2a47"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "773190bb62b77cfcf2027b05b624364e893a2d96cb7181846d2edb355ca29dc5"
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 601 (218) — Establishes "New Jersey Solar Panel Recycling Commission."*

## 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/S1000/601_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/601_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4011 (2R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.215. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69de1c37-a232-401c-ad72-eb06409a2a47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).