republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/a-5342.md

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Bill	Concerns certain regulated substances, with particular emphasis on underage possession or consumption of various forms of cannabis, including legal consequences for such activities set forth in legislation passed by both Houses of Legislature.*	Concerns certain regulated substances, with particular emphasis on underage possession or consumption of various forms of cannabis, including legal consequences for such activities set forth in legislation passed by both Houses of Legislature.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	A 5342	New Jersey A 5342 (219)	bill	MARIJUANA	enacted	Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. Scutari, Nicholas P. Wimberly, Benjie E.	2	12	6	2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00	2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/74a698a9-18e2-4608-8680-7e713bfc6bc5	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	5a5ff88f4988bbf812d13bd5142dddaca8072da19c90bc99c52c756a79d94686	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 5342 (219) — Concerns certain regulated substances, with particular emphasis on underage possession or consumption of various forms of cannabis, including legal consequences for such activities set forth in legislation passed by both Houses of Legislature.*

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

• CONCUR IN SA — 49–28 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 4–2 (pass) · lower
• TABLE MOTION — 26–8 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 49–26 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 23–12 (pass) · upper
• AMEND — 22–9 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
• Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
• Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
• Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (47-26-3) passage
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Senate Amendment (22-9) (Scutari) amendment-passage
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S3454 (1R)
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Motion To Sa (Rice)
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Motion To Table Sa (26-8) (Weinberg)
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (23-12) passage
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (49-28-1) passage
• 2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2021, c.25. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/74a698a9-18e2-4608-8680-7e713bfc6bc5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).