A 3108 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires Department of Agriculture to take various actions to publicize and promote community supported agriculture in New Jersey.

New Jersey bill A 3108 requires the Department of Agriculture to promote community supported agriculture (CSA) programs. Within 180 days of enactment, the Department must create a public website listing all CSA farms and enabling online subscriptions, run statewide advertising campaigns highlighting CSA benefits, and develop promotional labels for CSA-marketed products (using "Jersey Fresh" branding where appropriate). The bill also establishes an annual "Community Supported Agriculture Week" in February to showcase local farm-to-table connections through events in schools, markets, and community venues. This directly affects New Jersey farms participating in CSAs and consumers seeking locally sourced seasonal food through subscription programs.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

General Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 4 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill transitioned from a committee-reported version with technical review to an introduced version pending technical review by Legislative Counsel. The most substantive change is the addition of a new Section 6 amending P.L.2011, c.10 (C.4:10-25.2), which strengthens language around school participation in community supported agriculture programs and adds a provision allowing schools to adopt price preferences for local agricultural products. Several sponsors were also removed from the bill.

REQUIREMENT

New Section 6 amends P.L.2011, c.10 (C.4:10-25.2) to strengthen Farm to School Program rules, including changing 'provide encouragement for' to 'encourage' schools to subscribe to CSA programs and adding a provision that allows schools to adopt price preferences for local agricultural and farm products in bidding matrices.

SCOPE

Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (District 12) was removed as a sponsor, and Assemblymen Freiman and Assemblywomen Brennan and Haider were removed as co-sponsors.

TECHNICAL

The bill status changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting its new legislative stage.

A formal bill statement summarizing all provisions was added at the end, which is standard for bills in introduced status.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 18, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

upper

May 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (76-0-0)

lower

May 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

lower

3 primary · 7 co-sponsors