A2275 • 2026

Prohibits requirement for beach tag for access to beach below mean high tide line for recreational purposes.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Donlon, Margie, M.D.
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits requirement for beach tag for access to beach below mean high tide line for recreational purposes.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits requirement for beach tag for access to beach below mean high tide line for recreational purposes.
Topic: Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits requirement for beach tag for access to beach below mean high tide line for recreational purposes.
Topic:
Tourism, Gaming and the Arts
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2275

ASSEMBLY, No. 2275

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman MARGIE DONLON, M.D.

District 11 (Monmouth)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits requirement for beach tag for access to
beach below mean high tide line for recreational purposes.*

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
concerning beach access, and supplementing Title 40 of
the Revised Statutes.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any law, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the
contrary, a municipality shall not require a municipal beach tag or similar
admission pass for access to the wet sandy beach below the mean high tide line,
for� an individual for the exclusive purpose of using the ocean for a
recreational activity.�

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

����� This bill would prohibit a municipality from
requiring a municipal beach tag or similar admission pass for access to the wet
sandy beach below the mean high tide line, for an individual for the exclusive
purpose of using the ocean for a recreational activity.