---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases thresholds for environmental assessment requirements for certain transportation projects under Executive Order No. 215 of 1989."
description: "Increases thresholds for environmental assessment requirements for certain transportation projects under Executive Order No. 215 of 1989."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 4070"
citation: "New Jersey S 4070 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT", "TRANS PLAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fcd204b-116d-47ca-9b46-48496a211209"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "370879886a2a90f7c62b5d6f03c96530d8de0e303b1472cc06241fa7fea41c2a"
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 4070 (219) — Increases thresholds for environmental assessment requirements for certain transportation projects under Executive Order No. 215 of 1989.

## 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/S4500/4070_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4500/4070_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A6153 (1R)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.351. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fcd204b-116d-47ca-9b46-48496a211209`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).