Designates Common Eastern Bumble Bee as New Jersey State Native Pollinator.
This bill designates the Common Eastern Bumble Bee (*Bombus impatiens*) as New Jersey's State Native Pollinator. It does not create new regulations or funding but formally recognizes this species through state law. The designation applies symbolically to all New Jersey residents and highlights the bee's ecological role as a native pollinator supporting agriculture and ecosystems. No implementation mechanisms or policy changes are included beyond the official naming.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
General Assembly Passage
Oct 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Dec 5, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Oct 28, 2024
How they voted
75–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 80
Oct 28, 2024
D
Democratic52
98% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 5, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
Oct 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-2-0)
lower
Sep 23, 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
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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