52:9A-9

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST

Compiled by the NJ State Law Library

LAWS OF: 2003 CHAPTER: 245

NJSA: 52:9A-9 (Establishes blueberry as State fruit)

BILL NO: A3344 (Substituted for S2678)

SPONSOR(S): Wolfe and Holzapfel

DATE INTRODUCED: February 13, 2003

COMMITTEE: ASSEMBLY: State Government

SENATE: Economic Growth

AMENDED DURING PASSAGE: No

DATE OF PASSAGE: ASSEMBLY: June 12, 2003

SENATE: December 11, 2003

DATE OF APPROVAL: January 12, 2004

FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE:

FINAL TEXT OF BILL (Original version of bill enacted)

A3344

SPONSOR’S STATEMENT: (Begins on page 2 of original bill) Yes

COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: Yes

SENATE: Yes

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No

S2678

SPONSOR’S STATEMENT: (Begins on page 2 of original bill) Yes

Bill and Sponsors Statement identical to A3344

COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: No

SENATE: Yes

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No

VETO MESSAGE: No

GOVERNOR’S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING: Yes

FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED:

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Publications at the State Library (609) 292-6220 or mailto:refdesk@njstatelib.org.

REPORTS: No

HEARINGS: No

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: Yes

“Pupils labor bears fruit; blueberry earns sweet honor,” 1-13-2004 Star Ledger, p 15.

“Fourth-graders’ effort bears fruit as blueberry gains official status,” 2-13-2004 Home News, p.A9

“Vaccinium corymbosum’ is official state fruit,” 1-13-2004 The Times, p.A8

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