republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/a-2949.md

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Bill	Provides diamondback terrapins protection as nongame indigenous species.	Provides diamondback terrapins protection as nongame indigenous species.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	A 2949	New Jersey A 2949 (217)	bill	FISH	enacted	Andrzejczak, Bob Gordon, Robert M. Gusciora, Reed Houghtaling, Eric Land, R. Bruce Moriarty, Paul D. Van Drew, Jeff	1	7	3	2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00	2016-07-15T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/857d9efb-2224-4a8c-be69-080b9f51f02c	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	4f58e3e23f5df1e0ad7ec28c61595f9cbd7c6ff044509d0a8f9d5c1957ec1457	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 2949 (217) — Provides diamondback terrapins protection as nongame indigenous species.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 71–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 37–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported favorably out of committee — 5–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
• Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
• Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
• Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
• Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
• Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
• Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
• Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
• Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
• Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
• Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
• Spencer, L. Grace — cosponsor (person)
• Whelan, Jim — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (71-0-0) passage
• 2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S1625
• 2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) passage
• 2016-07-15T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2016, c.17. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/857d9efb-2224-4a8c-be69-080b9f51f02c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).