---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits certain possession, sale, trade, distribution, or offering for sale of shark fins."
description: "Prohibits certain possession, sale, trade, distribution, or offering for sale of shark fins."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2905"
citation: "New Jersey S 2905 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mukherji, Raj", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7183a307-468b-4b03-88ea-4f7b75b42a21"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c77769d115d5adf501c4648ecb333d2507f47b0beed610306f2fc8d753c958ab"
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 2905 (218) — Prohibits certain possession, sale, trade, distribution, or offering for sale of shark fins.

## 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/S3000/2905_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2905_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–6** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **54–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-6) `passage`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4845
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-19-1) `passage`
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.285. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7183a307-468b-4b03-88ea-4f7b75b42a21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).