---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste."
description: "Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5663"
citation: "New Jersey A 5663 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Moen, William F.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03ac8712-fcca-4d41-adb0-b5c970536e0d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2bc5950d0933e247b4d640c76d085c13019c3c7abbee9fa2e6ed9aa3893cb84f"
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 5663 (219) — Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.

## 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/A9999/5663_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5663_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Bergen, Brian — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3893 (1R)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.363. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03ac8712-fcca-4d41-adb0-b5c970536e0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).