---
type: "Bill"
title: "Urges large food retailers in State to reduce food waste."
description: "Urges large food retailers in State to reduce food waste."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "AJR 174"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 174 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "FOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Mejia, Pedro", "Quijano, Annette"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce420136-2037-414d-b8f4-bd76fe2d9668"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "36ab54f937f0c5623e92a13d5e079a89788d3efb13bd136888a03664973b0af3"
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 174 (218) — Urges large food retailers in State to reduce food waste.

## 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/AJR/174_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/AJR/174_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR107 (1R)
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-7. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce420136-2037-414d-b8f4-bd76fe2d9668`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).