A4634 • 2026

Requires State Agricultural Development Committee to develop educational materials for owners or operators of commercial farms regarding benefits of participating in farmland preservation program.

Agriculture

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Sauickie, Alex
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires State Agricultural Development Committee to develop educational materials for owners or operators of commercial farms regarding benefits of participating in farmland preservation program.

What This Bill Does

Requires State Agricultural Development Committee to develop educational materials for owners or operators of commercial farms regarding benefits of participating in farmland preservation program.
Topic: Agriculture and Natural Resources Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-03-10 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires State Agricultural Development Committee to develop educational materials for owners or operators of commercial farms regarding benefits of participating in farmland preservation program.
Topic:
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A4634

ASSEMBLY, No. 4634

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman� ALEX SAUICKIE

District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires State Agriculture Development Committee to
develop educational materials for owners or operators of commercial farms
regarding benefits of participating in farmland preservation program.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
requiring State Agriculture Development Committee to
develop educational materials for owners or operators of commercial farms and
supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� The State
Agriculture Development Committee shall develop educational materials for
owners or operators of commercial farms regarding the benefits of participating
in New Jersey�s farmland preservation program, and provide copies of the
educational materials to each municipality in the State.�

���� b.��� The municipal tax
collector or the municipal tax assessor shall provide a copy of the educational
materials prepared by the State Agriculture Development Committee to each owner
or operator of a commercial farm located within the municipality upon submission,
by the owner or operator of a commercial farm, of an application for farmland
assessment, and shall make widely available copies of the educational material
at publicly accessible municipal buildings.� The educational materials shall
include, but need not be limited to, handouts and pamphlets.�

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill would require the
State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) to develop educational materials
in the form of handouts and pamphlets for owners or operators of commercial
farms regarding the benefits of participating in New Jersey�s farmland
preservation program.� This bill further requires the SADC to provide copies of
the educational materials to each municipality, and the municipal tax collector
or the municipal tax assessor is required to provide a copy of the educational
materials to the owner or operator of a commercial farm upon submission of an
application for farmland assessment.� In addition, this bill would require
local municipalities to make copies of the educational material widely
available at publicly accessible municipal buildings.�