republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/a-3056.md

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Bill	Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*	Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	A 3056	New Jersey A 3056 (217)	bill	AGRICULTURE FARMLAND FOOD	enacted	Allen, Diane B. Andrzejczak, Bob Bateman, Christopher Dancer, Ronald S. Greenstein, Linda R. Houghtaling, Eric Smith, Bob Space, Parker Taliaferro, Adam J. Webber, Jay Wimberly, Benjie E.	2	11	3	2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00	2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/38c1d875-1cce-4d6a-ba65-f444d713a3e5	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	b858262d08817cb06a3358e3fc2622255d796156bc07980eca3c6aeebf939a0b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 3056 (217) — Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 5–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 72–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 5–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
• Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
• Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
• Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
• Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
• Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
• Smith, Bob — primary (person)
• Space, Parker — primary (person)
• Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
• Webber, Jay — primary (person)
• Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
• Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
• Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
• Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
• Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
• Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
• Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
• Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
• Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
• Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
• Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
• Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
• O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
• Oliver, Sheila Y. — cosponsor (person)
• Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
• Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
• Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
• Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — 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
• 2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (72-0-0) passage
• 2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 Transferred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S2360/3030 (SCS)
• 2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (37-0) passage
• 2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) passage
• 2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2017, c.210. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/38c1d875-1cce-4d6a-ba65-f444d713a3e5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).