---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Sustainable New Jersey Fund\" in DEP to support certain sustainability initiatives; appropriates $1 million.*"
description: "Establishes \"Sustainable New Jersey Fund\" in DEP to support certain sustainability initiatives; appropriates $1 million.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 2857"
citation: "New Jersey S 2857 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOC GOVT", "LOCAL BUDGET"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Gopal, Vin", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02df1e38-7c1c-41c4-bf10-6eff709bf027"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4bc6b2a3d4cb22131ca655a188b24020c83ec0294e7f1010370ef401fa6ca3b7"
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 2857 (220) — Establishes "Sustainable New Jersey Fund" in DEP to support certain sustainability initiatives; appropriates $1 million.*

## 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/S3000/2857_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ABU 6/27/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2857_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SCU 12/1/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2857_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4167 (2R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-9-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-1) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.81. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02df1e38-7c1c-41c4-bf10-6eff709bf027`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).