---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes issuance of Protect Pollinators license plates."
description: "Authorizes issuance of Protect Pollinators license plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 92"
citation: "New Jersey S 92 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT", "MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Kennedy, James J.", "Swain, Lisa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d7241ad-51ab-4b28-a268-c527bfe4cf02"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b51e9f19fca4aa495f5cec054a604c2fc544e4e2a23d2b37d5b2fa8c848f8981"
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 92 (219) — Authorizes issuance of Protect Pollinators license plates.

## 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/S0500/92_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/92_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — 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`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-1) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Agriculture Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4717 (1R)
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.254. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d7241ad-51ab-4b28-a268-c527bfe4cf02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).