---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reclassifies possession of psilocybin as disorderly persons offense."
description: "Reclassifies possession of psilocybin as disorderly persons offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3256"
citation: "New Jersey S 3256 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Kennedy, James J.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38becda5-e11b-4bf7-990b-119a779fd7f8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4f75a10553514518eb3b9ccb96ec70912a490dde5b3a4eb1bf24422162fa9224"
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 3256 (219) — Reclassifies possession of psilocybin as disorderly persons offense.

## 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/S3500/3256_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-15) `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5084
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-23-5) `passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.9. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38becda5-e11b-4bf7-990b-119a779fd7f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).