Authorizes soil conservation districts to have more than five supervisors.
This bill (A5545) changes New Jersey law to allow soil conservation districts to have more than five supervisors, removing the current fixed limit. It gives the State Soil Conservation Committee the authority to set a maximum number of supervisors for each district based on local needs. The change affects all 20 New Jersey soil conservation districts, which currently must have exactly five supervisors appointed by the committee. The amendment updates R.S. 4:24-18 to state districts must have "at least five" supervisors, with the committee determining the maximum.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Last action May 29, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
73–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 78
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic50
96% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-3-0)
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
P
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
P
Don Guardian
RRepublican
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