---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns use of steel slag as aggregate."
description: "Concerns use of steel slag as aggregate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 642"
citation: "New Jersey A 642 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fd27594-484a-4a6e-9412-6d8b5ef25ca3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "91186bcae231aee94d16a55d58dfa95159b3963f3cb8a2912eff81085a7f1468"
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 642 (220) — Concerns use of steel slag as aggregate.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/642_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/642_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/642_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1369
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-1) `passage`
- **2022-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2022-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2022-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.17. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fd27594-484a-4a6e-9412-6d8b5ef25ca3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).