---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires BPU consideration and approval of amended application for qualified wind energy project offshore in certain NJ territorial waters."
description: "Requires BPU consideration and approval of amended application for qualified wind energy project offshore in certain NJ territorial waters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1217"
citation: "New Jersey S 1217 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEACHES", "ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Smith, Bob", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbb7ce97-8ffe-40e5-95fa-546c62cf269f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "eb1c680f5bbdda666704c00a94bb6806826ec4e46cc37a4a12b29e37cfeb3f14"
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 1217 (218) — Requires BPU consideration and approval of amended application for qualified wind energy project offshore in certain NJ territorial waters.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1217_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1217_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–4** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **57–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-4) `passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2485 (1R)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (57-13-0) `passage`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.21. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbb7ce97-8ffe-40e5-95fa-546c62cf269f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).