---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes certain types of permanent structures, recently constructed or erected on preserved farmland, to be used, in certain cases, for purposes of holding special occasion events thereon."
description: "Authorizes certain types of permanent structures, recently constructed or erected on preserved farmland, to be used, in certain cases, for purposes of holding special occasion events thereon."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3418"
citation: "New Jersey S 3418 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FARMLAND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Katz, Andrea", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Pennacchio, Joseph"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-06-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20982492-0e98-43d3-b7e9-5c9ee2dba339"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "347919419162e50c76ca72e6e3c9a9aebf42b90144e5e8e6e9b7ef0f4b011a61"
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 3418 (221) — Authorizes certain types of permanent structures, recently constructed or erected on preserved farmland, to be used, in certain cases, for purposes of holding special occasion events thereon.

## 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/S3500/3418_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3500/3418_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SEG 12/12/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3500/3418_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT GR — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Katz, Andrea — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Kane, Melinda — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4556 (1R)
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (36-0)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.83. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20982492-0e98-43d3-b7e9-5c9ee2dba339`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).