l9n/ New Jersey

2020–2021 Session

Senate Bill 2515

Establishes postconsumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags; prohibits sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging.*

Became P.L.2021, c.391, on January 18, 2022.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Nia H. Gill Esq.

In the General Assembly

2 co-sponsors

Clinton Calabrese, Valerie Vainieri Huttle

Its course

June 4, 2020 to January 18, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action16 actions on 10 days

In the SenateJun 4 to Jun 24385 days

Environment and EnergyJun 4 to Dec 10189 days

Budget and AppropriationsDec 10 to Jun 17189 days

In the General AssemblyJun 24 to Jan 10200 days

Environment and Solid WasteJun 24 to Nov 15144 days

AppropriationsNov 15 to Dec 1328 days

AppropriationsJan 6 to Jan 60 days

Back in the SenateJan 10 to Jan 100 days

With the GovernorJan 10 to Jan 188 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 17, 2021

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 21, 2021

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 15, 2021

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Dec 13, 2021

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 6, 2022

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jun 4 – Jun 24, 2021

  1. Jun 4Introduced in the Senate and sent to Environment and Energy
  2. Dec 10Environment and Energy recommended it as amended
  3. Read a second time
  4. Sent to Budget and Appropriations
  5. Jun 17, 2021Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
  6. Read a second time
  7. Jun 21, 2021Amended on the floor and read a second time
  8. Jun 24, 2021Passed the Senate, 22 to 14

In the General Assembly Jun 24, 2021 – Jan 10, 2022

  1. Jun 24, 2021Arrived in the General Assembly
  2. Sent to Environment and Solid Waste
  3. Nov 15, 2021Environment and Solid Waste recommended it as amended
  4. Sent to Appropriations
  5. Dec 13, 2021Appropriations recommended it as amended
  6. Read a second time
  7. Jan 6, 2022Sent to Appropriations
  8. Appropriations recommended it as amended
  9. Read a second time
  10. Jan 10, 2022Passed the General Assembly, 48 to 26

Back in the Senate Jan 10, 2022

  1. Jan 10, 2022Returned to the Senate to agree to the General Assembly's changes
  2. Passed the Senate, 22 to 15, and so both houses

To the Governor Jan 18, 2022

  1. Jan 18, 2022Signed by the Governor
  2. Became P.L.2021, c.391
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Jun 4INT 1RS REF SENSenate
  2. Dec 10REP/SCS 2RSSenate
  3. Dec 10REF SBASenate
  4. Jun 17, 2021REP/SCA 2RSSenate
  5. Jun 21, 2021SA 2RSSenate
  6. Jun 24, 2021PSSenate
  7. Jun 24, 2021R/A REF AENGeneral Assembly
  8. Nov 15, 2021REP/ACA REF AAPGeneral Assembly
  9. Dec 13, 2021REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
  10. Jan 6, 2022RCM AAPGeneral Assembly
  11. Jan 6, 2022REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
  12. Jan 10, 2022SUB FORGeneral Assembly
  13. Jan 10, 2022PAGeneral Assembly
  14. Jan 10, 2022R/S 2RSCSenate
  15. Jan 10, 2022PS PBHSenate
  16. Jan 18, 2022APPGovernor