---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord."
description: "Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 598"
citation: "New Jersey S 598 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT", "FEDERAL REL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Downey, Joann", "Eustace, Tim", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Kennedy, James J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Smith, Bob", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-02-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d070a942-a801-4ebd-85ff-022f6b428555"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "bb307edce3a6892154a666610e671255e756f2c5339e274425e8b2567d64d9a2"
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 598 (218) — Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.

## 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/S1000/598_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–23** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (26-12) `passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1929
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (49-23-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.3. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d070a942-a801-4ebd-85ff-022f6b428555`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).