A 575 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Directs DEP to develop guidelines concerning State and local government purchase of goods made from recycled material.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to create and update guidelines within 90 days for state and local agencies to use when purchasing goods made from recycled materials. The guidelines will recommend specific recycled content percentages for procurement contracts, potentially referencing existing U.S. EPA guidelines. State agencies and local governments must incorporate these guidelines into new product specifications for purchases, unless following them would increase contract costs. The bill applies to all state departments and local entities with procurement authority, but exempts local contracts where cost would rise.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Sep 26, 2024

How they voted

6113
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 80
Sep 26, 2024
D Democratic52
48 Yea 4
92% Yea
R Republican28
13 Yea 13 Nay 2
46% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
Sep 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (61-13-1)
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee
lower
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors