---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes zero emission certificate program for nuclear power plants."
description: "Establishes zero emission certificate program for nuclear power plants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2313"
citation: "New Jersey S 2313 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICL", "POLLUTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Egan, Joseph V.", "McKeon, John F.", "Smith, Bob", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0aced38b-67a6-4f24-adff-5bf124504202"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8bdfb8b14ef45b4da99b36fdc0220cbc6a5687f000be634bc320a7dff6137c0f"
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 2313 (218) — Establishes zero emission certificate program for nuclear power plants.

## 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/S2500/2313_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **28–9** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **60–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (28-9) `passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3724
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (60-10-1) `passage`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.16. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0aced38b-67a6-4f24-adff-5bf124504202`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).