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type: "Bill"
title: "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.*"
description: "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.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3056"
citation: "New Jersey A 3056 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "FARMLAND", "FOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["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."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38c1d875-1cce-4d6a-ba65-f444d713a3e5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b858262d08817cb06a3358e3fc2622255d796156bc07980eca3c6aeebf939a0b"
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 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](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3056_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3056_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **50** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **720** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **50** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38c1d875-1cce-4d6a-ba65-f444d713a3e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).