A 5265 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Authorizes enforcement of landscape irrigation law by local enforcing agency and increases penalties.

This bill amends New Jersey's Landscape Irrigation Contractor Certification Act to allow local municipalities and counties to enforce the law by inspecting job sites and issuing penalties for violations, expanding enforcement beyond the current state-level authority. It increases civil penalties to up to $5,000 for the first offense, $10,000 for the second, and $15,000 for subsequent offenses. The bill specifies that 30% of penalty revenue will go to the State General Fund, while 70% will remain with the local municipality or county where the violation occurred. It directly affects landscape irrigation contractors who must be certified to perform work, aiming to address staffing limitations at the state level by enabling local enforcement of licensing requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
10 Yea 5
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.262.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0)
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (61-13-0)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors