---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires solid waste management district to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.*"
description: "Requires solid waste management district to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 2090"
citation: "New Jersey A 2090 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kennedy, James J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Smith, Bob", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c014ca7-492e-4975-84d2-fc4edbb8313b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "5954edf3085cea6e166f4bf41a68a606182dea6ae06f6c2ee75f2b0ebc5c4dca"
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 2090 (221) — Requires solid waste management district to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.*

## 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/2024/A2500/2090_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ABU 6/27/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2500/2090_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 12/22/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2500/2090_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **54–19** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **55–24** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **24–12** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Collazos-Gill, Alixon — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (55-24-0) `passage`
- **2025-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (24-12) (Smith) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2426 (3R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-12) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-19-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.228. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c014ca7-492e-4975-84d2-fc4edbb8313b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).