---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes schools to receive certain food waste from other schools, and provides exemption to such receiving schools from certain DEP permits, under certain conditions.*"
description: "Authorizes schools to receive certain food waste from other schools, and provides exemption to such receiving schools from certain DEP permits, under certain conditions.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3153"
citation: "New Jersey S 3153 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Haider, Shama A.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21f4d279-1406-416c-a89b-77a735eb4f28"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "905e9b4bde21a1d7ed8b05cd925d7aba6dcc01ca7d54daef8e5d141066339bd2"
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 3153 (220) — Authorizes schools to receive certain food waste from other schools, and provides exemption to such receiving schools from certain DEP permits, under certain conditions.*

## 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/S3500/3153_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3153_R3.HTM)
3. **Reprint SEN 12/15/2022 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3153_R1.HTM)
4. **Reprint Senate 6/30/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3153_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Durr, Edward — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Kennedy) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4548 (1R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-11-27T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (34-0)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.193. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21f4d279-1406-416c-a89b-77a735eb4f28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).