---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*"
description: "Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2875"
citation: "New Jersey S 2875 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MARIJUANA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergen, Brian", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d654c79-288f-4ed0-bcbf-726b55bf40be"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7f558549e5369aa1e436137436a56bb60631cc67932aa70d871bbcbe4218bfae"
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 2875 (219) — Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*

## 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/S3000/2875_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2875_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **22–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **31–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bergen, Brian — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-8) `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5179 (2R)
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-5-2) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-4) `passage`
- **2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.252. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d654c79-288f-4ed0-bcbf-726b55bf40be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).