---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits fire departments to use certain Class B firefighting foam for one year after prohibition takes effect.*"
description: "Permits fire departments to use certain Class B firefighting foam for one year after prohibition takes effect.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5537"
citation: "New Jersey A 5537 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREFIGHTERS", "HAZ SUBSTANC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutchison, Dan", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Miller, Cody D.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2069da8-b530-4eb9-8d1b-7f32da559619"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "8995194066484c567fd5ea6548548424812212d0820c9f4fc9c21175aa0d2be3"
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 5537 (221) — Permits fire departments to use certain Class B firefighting foam for one year after prohibition takes effect.*

## 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/A6000/5537_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint APS 6/19/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5537_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hutchison, Dan — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Henry, Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4346 (1R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.266. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2069da8-b530-4eb9-8d1b-7f32da559619`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).