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NJ A5933
Bill
Status
7/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Victoria Flynn
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AI Summary
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Requires all New Jersey counties without a county mosquito control commission to establish one within one year, with members appointed per existing statutory requirements; currently only Camden, Middlesex, Ocean, and Warren counties have such commissions
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Expands State aid appropriations for mosquito extermination airplane spraying from only Atlantic Ocean-bordering counties to all counties statewide
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Mandates each county mosquito control commission submit annual reports by November 1 to the State Mosquito Control Commission, detailing control activities, methods used (source reduction, biological, chemical), surveillance data, and costs
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Requires the State Mosquito Control Commission to develop statewide mosquito control guidelines within two years, including best management practices, control techniques, water management information, and criteria for when action is needed
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Renames "county mosquito extermination commissions" to "county mosquito control commissions" and updates statutory references from "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners"
Legislative Description
Requires all counties to establish mosquito control commissions and report certain mosquito control activities to State Mosquito Control Commission; requires State Mosquito Control Commission to develop guidelines to aid county commissions.
Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
7/24/2025