---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates $87,783,515 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses."
description: "Appropriates $87,783,515 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 5655"
citation: "New Jersey A 5655 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUS TAXES", "OPEN SPACE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Tully, Chris", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/555a115a-e51f-4460-b2d8-c1c7ed4ed199"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "30d0b56002d58293fbe4685ec7904769c8e6e35566d9de7718a56fd99ae81a46"
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 A 5655 (220) — Appropriates $87,783,515 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5655_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5655_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Tully, Chris — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Barranco, Christian E. — cosponsor (person)
- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Guardian, Donald A. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McCarthy Patrick, Bethanne — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rumpf, Brian E. — cosponsor (person)
- Sauickie, Alex — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer, Beth — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Swift, Claire S. — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)
- Torrissi, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Umba, Brandon E. — cosponsor (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — cosponsor (person)
- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4053
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** CV R/A 2RAG
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Waive Rule 22:5 (76-0-0) (Sumter)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.88. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/555a115a-e51f-4460-b2d8-c1c7ed4ed199`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).