---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public"
description: "Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 864"
citation: "New Jersey S 864 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Kennedy, James J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-11-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bb4dd3e-bc69-43ab-a338-99929b1181e6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "03fcc589ab63a83074991e53dcb41e66eb2802aaf8c10e3e0b4c9941b7c85360"
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 864 (219) — Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public

## 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/S1000/864_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/864_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **22–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **47–24** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–3** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **25–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (22-2) (Smith) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (22-14) `passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1978 (ACS/1R)
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (47-24-7) `passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-13) `passage`
- **2020-11-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.117. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bb4dd3e-bc69-43ab-a338-99929b1181e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).