---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires appointment of alternate members of Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission."
description: "Requires appointment of alternate members of Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5067"
citation: "New Jersey A 5067 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "FISH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ac5b64b-2466-4376-b8ee-a76f0c4c8600"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "b617994e24e8a87ac5889db7760d7bd590e3158dd94b484c70991ba68b4b2028"
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 5067 (221) — Requires appointment of alternate members of Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission.

## 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/A5500/5067_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AEN 1/27/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5067_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint SEG 2/10/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5067_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3918 (1R)
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.48. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ac5b64b-2466-4376-b8ee-a76f0c4c8600`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).