---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows existing rural development areas zoned for industrial use under pinelands comprehensive management plan to be included as eligible areas under certain business incentive programs.*"
description: "Allows existing rural development areas zoned for industrial use under pinelands comprehensive management plan to be included as eligible areas under certain business incentive programs.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2338"
citation: "New Jersey S 2338 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEV", "OPEN SPACE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mazzeo, Vincent", "Stack, Brian P.", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76a40b49-f889-4d0f-88cc-2cc3f15bc030"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ce983ebd3270ed14df07bfff69621a788e03d32050151dd0566528d0bfe93b76"
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 2338 (217) — Allows existing rural development areas zoned for industrial use under pinelands comprehensive management plan to be included as eligible areas under certain business incentive programs.*

## 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/S2500/2338_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2338_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported without recommendation out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)
- Lesniak, Raymond J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3914 (1R)
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-1-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.75. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76a40b49-f889-4d0f-88cc-2cc3f15bc030`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).