---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021."
description: "Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2499"
citation: "New Jersey S 2499 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BANKING", "ENVIRONMENT", "WASTEWATER", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "McKeon, John F.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mejia, Pedro", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/271abccd-eb94-49d3-afa8-fd08a6a57976"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a76081605f9a2d6a97a4bdecadcedd0902a8cf4519fbf96fdcd2e60e756bca93"
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 2499 (219) — Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2021.

## 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/2020/Bills/S2500/2499_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Bergen, Brian — cosponsor (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Peters, Ryan E. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4299
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.49. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/271abccd-eb94-49d3-afa8-fd08a6a57976`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).