A 1519 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Agriculture to promote state-produced aquaculture products (farmed fish and shellfish raised in New Jersey waters) through the existing Jersey Fresh Program. It mandates the department to create a specific quality grading system for these products - distinct from wild-caught seafood - and allocate $25,000 annually from the General Fund to fund advertising and promotion. The program will apply only to aquaculture products meeting state quality standards, expanding Jersey Fresh's current focus on locally grown produce. This change directly affects New Jersey aquaculture producers seeking to market their products under the state's agricultural branding initiative.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025

How they voted

This bill was withdrawn because S 216 was enacted as P.L.2025, c.201. Votes shown below are from that bill.
380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (72-0-6)
general assembly
Dec 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)
senate
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors