---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amends definition of \"existing major hazardous waste facility\" in \"Major Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act.\""
description: "Amends definition of \"existing major hazardous waste facility\" in \"Major Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 879"
citation: "New Jersey S 879 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HAZ SUBSTANC", "SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-07-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41039b48-9575-4955-a432-739f3b59ef3a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3e25039b9688ebba28dbd8db3ac2e58c067a9e393cae30fddbb858134c479d0a"
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 879 (218) — Amends definition of "existing major hazardous waste facility" in "Major Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act."

## 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/S1000/879_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/879_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT GR — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (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`
- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3116
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-4-0) `passage`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (37-0)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.61. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41039b48-9575-4955-a432-739f3b59ef3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).