---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates $3,763,625 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes."
description: "Appropriates $3,763,625 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5080"
citation: "New Jersey A 5080 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUS TAXES", "CHARITIES", "FARMLAND", "STATE BUDGT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Codey, Richard J.", "Downey, Joann", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfcfe7e7-c1c6-4ad1-912f-23bcb566d23d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fd431c99834ae2487282f80b27444b011d486c8d919ba6103217c8198bbd0ecc"
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 5080 (219) — Appropriates $3,763,625 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.

## 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/2020/Bills/A9999/5080_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3227
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.144. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfcfe7e7-c1c6-4ad1-912f-23bcb566d23d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).