Allows Right to Farm Act complaints to be filed with county agriculture development board in adjacent county under certain circumstances and creates alternate voting members on such boards.
This bill updates New Jersey's Right to Farm Act and county agriculture board rules. It allows individuals or municipalities with farm operation complaints to file them with the agriculture board in the closest adjacent county if the local board cannot meet due to members having conflicts of interest related to the complaint. The bill also requires each county agriculture board to have two alternate voting members who are active farmers (either residents of the county or members of a neighboring county's board) and can vote in place of a regular member who is absent or disqualified. These changes ensure disputes are addressed promptly without delaying court action and maintain board functionality during conflicts.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 15, 2024
Last action Apr 15, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Apr 15, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Parker Space
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about S 3126
Scope: NJ
Hi! I can help you understand S 3126. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline