---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates franklinite as official mineral of State of NJ."
description: "Designates franklinite as official mineral of State of NJ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 1727"
citation: "New Jersey S 1727 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT", "NJ HISTORY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Durr, Edward", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Rooney, Kevin J.", "Space, Parker", "Wirths, Harold J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1470c45b-3156-461d-bc6f-5093b1aadbcc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "cc6e87a9521d3147860780b13d39da4150ae9e0d098cb1d01ab9eaae77a79eeb"
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 1727 (220) — Designates franklinite as official mineral of State of NJ.

## 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/2022/S2000/1727_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Durr, Edward — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2022-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3393
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.110. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1470c45b-3156-461d-bc6f-5093b1aadbcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).