---
type: "Bill"
title: "Renames Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission as \"Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve\" and \"Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission.\""
description: "Renames Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission as \"Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve\" and \"Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5822"
citation: "New Jersey A 5822 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "COMMISSIONS", "FISH", "LEGISLATURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98ccddcf-f9ef-4ca6-a697-cd2b0a505526"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5c0de173058eb482f517a1776728d2907f595a2a17c0bd6e93bd9541efeee352"
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 5822 (219) — Renames Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission as "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve" and "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation 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/2020/Bills/A9999/5822_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-2) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3919
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.195. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98ccddcf-f9ef-4ca6-a697-cd2b0a505526`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).