---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises effective dates of various provisions of P.L.2017, c.331 concerning animal cruelty law enforcement."
description: "Revises effective dates of various provisions of P.L.2017, c.331 concerning animal cruelty law enforcement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4225"
citation: "New Jersey A 4225 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Quijano, Annette"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df6e2c0d-5143-43fd-8a46-bef1fa7a63fb"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6de99efd920f822f2e3ec9ee5d4c7b9ddae40cca53f797399d61ce63c26807f8"
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 A 4225 (218) — Revises effective dates of various provisions of P.L.2017, c.331 concerning animal cruelty law enforcement.

## 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/2018/Bills/A4500/4225_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-3) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2689 (1R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.69. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df6e2c0d-5143-43fd-8a46-bef1fa7a63fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).