A 3904 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires geotechnical testing and certain monitoring of transportation projects.

This bill requires state-funded transportation projects (like roads or bridges) to use geotechnical engineers to determine necessary soil, groundwater, and structural monitoring. It mandates groundwater testing before construction begins and ongoing monitoring if site conditions require it (capped at three years), plus deformation monitoring during and after construction if needed. The Department of Transportation must follow all internal standards for subsurface data and cannot waive these requirements without approval. This directly affects state agencies and contractors managing transportation projects funded by New Jersey resources, including the Transportation Trust Fund.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2024 Signed Mar 6, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024

How they voted

2413
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
13 Nay 2
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.28.
executive
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-17-0)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-13)
upper
Dec 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 19, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (60-17-0)
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
lower
5 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors