---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts shellfish aquaculturists with commercial shellfish aquaculture permit from law prohibiting taking of shellfish on Sunday; requires submission of annual shellfish harvest report.*"
description: "Exempts shellfish aquaculturists with commercial shellfish aquaculture permit from law prohibiting taking of shellfish on Sunday; requires submission of annual shellfish harvest report.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 520"
citation: "New Jersey S 520 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Freiman, Roy", "Spearman, William W."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11e76c5d-7cea-4bbe-b35c-6e58a5347130"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7ceef1640821501676c27778ff5ea87347e6ad4544b7d5d4a992b96a1495c85f"
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 520 (220) — Exempts shellfish aquaculturists with commercial shellfish aquaculture permit from law prohibiting taking of shellfish on Sunday; requires submission of annual shellfish harvest report.*

## 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/S1000/520_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute AAN 5/16/22 SCS 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/520_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute AEN 6/15/23 2R SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/520_R2.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Substitute SEN 5/16/22 SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/520_U1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-1) `passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Food Security Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3847 (2R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (64-11-1) `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) (34-2) `passage`
- **2023-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.137. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11e76c5d-7cea-4bbe-b35c-6e58a5347130`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).