---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs Dept. of Agriculture to create pilot program to research cultivation of industrial hemp.*"
description: "Directs Dept. of Agriculture to create pilot program to research cultivation of industrial hemp.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1330"
citation: "New Jersey A 1330 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "DRUG ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Gusciora, Reed", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-11-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c31d28ae-9163-41c5-9a81-1961acc77930"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c1547417ead12a4081e95e27d34a4d36c0fd598673547999df03b7ebb3ae43e4"
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 1330 (218) — Directs Dept. of Agriculture to create pilot program to research cultivation of industrial hemp.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1500/1330_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1500/1330_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitution (Gusciora)
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-0-7) `passage`
- **2018-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2491
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-2) `passage`
- **2018-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.139. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c31d28ae-9163-41c5-9a81-1961acc77930`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).