---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes enforcement of landscape irrigation law by local enforcing agency and increases penalties."
description: "Authorizes enforcement of landscape irrigation law by local enforcing agency and increases penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5265"
citation: "New Jersey A 5265 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "ENVIRONMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karabinchak, Robert J.", "McKeon, John F."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb4a2df8-d503-4dda-b6e3-f2efa23615ae"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "a0b7657b406d2220ae4c09fa18f0a08d28e52e4cca2ac7c93808c3d90b969a13"
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 5265 (221) — Authorizes enforcement of landscape irrigation law by local enforcing agency and increases penalties.

## 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/A5500/5265_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 12/18/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5265_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint AEN 5/8/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5265_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **61–13** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-13-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3710 (2R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.262. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb4a2df8-d503-4dda-b6e3-f2efa23615ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).