---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes program for cultivation, handling, processing, transport, and sale of hemp; repeals New Jersey Industrial Hemp Pilot Program."
description: "Establishes program for cultivation, handling, processing, transport, and sale of hemp; repeals New Jersey Industrial Hemp Pilot Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5322"
citation: "New Jersey A 5322 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Beach, James", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Milam, Matthew W.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49772f32-91a7-42ae-9a30-d679ca747e6a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "63580c3d7b1b5655dd0efb498764c8ede91433d6a7df155c47a9dea54f9329cc"
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 5322 (218) — Establishes program for cultivation, handling, processing, transport, and sale of hemp; repeals New Jersey Industrial Hemp Pilot Program.

## 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/A9999/5322_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5322_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Milam, Matthew W. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3686 (1R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.238. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49772f32-91a7-42ae-9a30-d679ca747e6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).