republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-598.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.	Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	S 598	New Jersey S 598 (218)	bill	ENVIRONMENT FEDERAL REL	enacted	Diegnan, Patrick J. Downey, Joann Eustace, Tim Greenstein, Linda R. Kennedy, James J. McKeon, John F. Mukherji, Raj Pinkin, Nancy J. Smith, Bob Vainieri Huttle, Valerie Zwicker, Andrew	1	7	3	2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00	2018-02-21T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/d070a942-a801-4ebd-85ff-022f6b428555	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	bb307edce3a6892154a666610e671255e756f2c5339e274425e8b2567d64d9a2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 598 (218) — Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported favorably out of committee — 4–1 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 49–23 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 26–12 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
• Downey, Joann — primary (person)
• Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
• Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
• Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
• McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
• Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
• Smith, Bob — primary (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
• Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
• Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
• Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
• Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
• Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (26-12) passage
• 2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A1929
• 2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (49-23-0) passage
• 2018-02-21T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2018, c.3. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d070a942-a801-4ebd-85ff-022f6b428555. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).