---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates striped bass as NJ State Saltwater Fish; redesignates brook trout as NJ Freshwater Fish.*"
description: "Designates striped bass as NJ State Saltwater Fish; redesignates brook trout as NJ Freshwater Fish.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1808"
citation: "New Jersey S 1808 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "FISH", "NJ HISTORY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/186d106b-64a9-45c4-aa9c-2e89df5e597b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "59ac829a9986028b5f40c23724dad063f390497afb026698e5d67f3e55e1aaff"
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 1808 (217) — Designates striped bass as NJ State Saltwater Fish; redesignates brook trout as NJ Freshwater Fish.*

## 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/S2000/1808_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1808_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3342 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.194. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/186d106b-64a9-45c4-aa9c-2e89df5e597b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).