Prohibits condemnation of farmland actively supporting agricultural or horticultural production for purpose other than agricultural or horticultural production.
This bill prohibits the government or other entities from using eminent domain to take farmland actively used for farming or gardening for non-farming purposes, such as housing or commercial development. It directly affects farmers whose land is currently under threat of being seized for non-agricultural projects. The key provision amends New Jersey's eminent domain law to require that any property taken must remain for agricultural use, barring condemnation if the intended purpose is non-farming. The bill does not change existing rules for taking land for public projects like roads or parks, only prevents conversion of active farmland to non-farming uses.
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Jun 2025
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Introduced Jun 25, 2025
Last action Jun 25, 2025
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Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
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P
Alex Sauickie
RRepublican
P
Greg Myhre
RRepublican
P
Mike Inganamort
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Fantasia
RRepublican
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