Prohibits condemnation of farmland actively supporting agricultural or horticultural production for purpose other than agricultural or horticultural production.
This bill prohibits the use of eminent domain to take farmland actively used for agriculture or horticulture (such as crop farming or gardening) for non-agricultural purposes, like residential or commercial development. It amends New Jersey's eminent domain law (P.L.1971, c.361) to block condemnation if the intended use is non-farming, while allowing condemnation for agricultural or horticultural purposes. The law applies immediately to all future condemnation actions and does not change existing negotiation or appraisal requirements for land acquisition. This change specifically targets the protection of active farmland from being converted to non-farming uses through eminent domain.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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Alex Sauickie
RRepublican
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Greg Myhre
RRepublican
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Mike Inganamort
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Fantasia
RRepublican
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