---
type: "Bill"
title: "Declares aquaculture an important State economic driver and urges State to include aquaculture industry in its economic development plans."
description: "Declares aquaculture an important State economic driver and urges State to include aquaculture industry in its economic development plans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 24"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 24 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["BEACHES", "ECONOMIC DEV", "FISH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Connors, Christopher J.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c31ee6a-dc8d-46e8-b9a0-ff507631461b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "35f9783288fd7948f42436ae621f22877e8740c04cc629f7720d2d44619abb4c"
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 AJR 24 (217) — Declares aquaculture an important State economic driver and urges State to include aquaculture industry in its economic development plans.

## 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/2016/Bills/AJR/24_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/AJR/24_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **65–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Connors, Christopher J. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rumpf, Brian E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Andrzejczak) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR36 (1R)
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, JR-9. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c31ee6a-dc8d-46e8-b9a0-ff507631461b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).