---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Jersey Native Plants Program.\""
description: "Establishes \"Jersey Native Plants Program.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 83"
citation: "New Jersey S 83 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Codey, Richard J.", "Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "McKeon, John F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8da3c5a0-de2f-448a-8794-3f8a982dfcb8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b3f7bc4bfb2bf16dfe7218ef282cc99e10641309fb7303845bdcfbef778286c9"
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 83 (219) — Establishes "Jersey Native Plants Program."

## 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/S0500/83_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — 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`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1580
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.331. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8da3c5a0-de2f-448a-8794-3f8a982dfcb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).