A 4501 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Directs State Agriculture Development Committee to adopt agricultural management practice for housing resident farm employees on commercial farms, and establishes such housing as eligible for "Right to Farm" protection.

This bill requires New Jersey's State Agriculture Development Committee to create housing standards for resident farm employees on commercial farms. It defines a "resident farm employee" as someone working full-time on agricultural production (excluding equine staff), and mandates that housing built under these standards must comply with state construction codes. Such housing would be protected under the "Right to Farm" law, preventing municipalities from denying permits or blocking it via local zoning rules. The bill directly affects commercial farms employing full-time agricultural workers who live on-site.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 6, 2024 Last action Mar 24, 2025
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4
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Committee
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Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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