Became P.L.2026, c.57, on July 30, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Senate Bill 743
Appropriates $111.6 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to DEP for habitat restoration, land acquisition, and restoration oversight projects.*
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 13
1 co-sponsor
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jun 30
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 30
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 13 to July 30, 2026, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Feb 2442 days
Environment and EnergyJan 13 to Feb 1230 days
In the General AssemblyFeb 24 to Jun 30126 days
Environment and Solid WasteFeb 24 to Jun 23 · moved on119 days
AppropriationsJun 23 to Jun 230 days
With the GovernorJun 30 to Jul 3030 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading38–0
Passed · Feb 24
Who voted how
Yea Andrew Zwicker, Angela V. McKnight, Anthony M. Bucco, Benjie E. Wimberly, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Britnee N. Timberlake, Carmen F. Amato Jr., Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Douglas J. Steinhardt, Gordon M. Johnson, Holly T. Schepisi, James Beach, James W. Holzapfel, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph Pennacchio, Kristin M. Corrado, Latham Tiver, Linda R. Greenstein, M. Teresa Ruiz, Michael L. Testa Jr., Nicholas P. Scutari, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Owen Henry, Parker Space, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Paul D. Moriarty, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer, Shirley K. Turner, Vin Gopal, Vincent J. Polistina
Not voting Joseph A. Lagana, Troy Singleton
Appropriations15–0
Do pass · Jun 23
General Assembly, third reading78–0
Passed · Jun 30
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 12
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 Jan 13 – Feb 24
- Jan 13Introduced in the Senate and sent to Environment and Energy
- Feb 12Environment and Energy recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Feb 24Passed the Senate, 38 to 0
In the General Assembly Feb 24 – Jun 30
- Feb 24Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Environment and Solid Waste
- Jun 23Sent to Appropriations
- Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 30Passed the General Assembly, 78 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Jul 30
- Jul 30Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2026, c.57