Requires solid waste management districts to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.
S 663 requires New Jersey's solid waste management districts (including counties and the Hackensack Meadowlands District) to create a plan reducing food waste by 50% by 2035 compared to 2022 levels. Districts must add this plan to their solid waste management strategy for approval by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The DEP must also publish practical methods for achieving this goal, such as increasing food donations and composting, and establish a tiered regulatory system for composting facilities to support organic waste recycling.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
This bill was withdrawn because
A 2090
was enacted as P.L.2025, c.228. Votes shown below are from that bill.
24–12
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-12-4)
senate
Jun 30, 2025
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (53-24-1)
general assembly
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Smith
DDemocratic
P
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
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