---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns satellite cannabis dispensaries, Cannabis Regulatory Commission membership, and post-employment restrictions on State employees.*"
description: "Concerns satellite cannabis dispensaries, Cannabis Regulatory Commission membership, and post-employment restrictions on State employees.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4937"
citation: "New Jersey A 4937 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MARIJUANA", "REGULATORY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Gopal, Vin", "Peterpaul, Luanne M.", "Speight, Shanique", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1362e23-60d8-4025-85fe-7ded6ef107d3"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "a0e3092598de6e20410c5534a73f5ea070ee867a1c1af4291051781712aaa1e5"
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 4937 (221) — Concerns satellite cannabis dispensaries, Cannabis Regulatory Commission membership, and post-employment restrictions on State employees.*

## 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/2024/A5000/4937_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AOF 6/12/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4937_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 6/30/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4937_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–3** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **62–14** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **64–14** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (64-14-2) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-1) (Gopal) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3486 (2R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-3) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (62-14-4) `passage`
- **2025-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.86. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1362e23-60d8-4025-85fe-7ded6ef107d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).