---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases fee for NJ Waterfowl Stamps."
description: "Increases fee for NJ Waterfowl Stamps."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3897"
citation: "New Jersey A 3897 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISH", "PUBLIC FEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Beach, James", "DiMaso, Serena", "Gopal, Vin", "Mazzeo, Vincent"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d9c8e1c-64be-44e2-ad74-3d5c850358a5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "207d59adf9e3b94b40640e56837216dc48551399c0df9636c62cdc5c6551587b"
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 A 3897 (219) — Increases fee for NJ Waterfowl Stamps.

## 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/2020/Bills/A4000/3897_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3263 (1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.291. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d9c8e1c-64be-44e2-ad74-3d5c850358a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).