---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.**"
description: "Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 232"
citation: "New Jersey S 232 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT", "LAND USE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKeon, John F.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singleton, Troy", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88d89d4b-9441-42ed-8df5-9d53f3c82ddd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b1ad17e04bc352df1c52e512e13fe753a75b0cb72c1e34d76433c3b75d60ba1e"
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 232 (219) — Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.**

## 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/S0500/232_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/232_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/232_U1.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Substitute SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/232_U2.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–28** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (22-14) `passage`
- **2020-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2212 (ACS/1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-28-1) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-14) `passage`
- **2020-09-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.92. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88d89d4b-9441-42ed-8df5-9d53f3c82ddd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).