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NJ S4755
Bill
Status
Introduced
10/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Owen Henry
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AI Summary
- Exempts farmland lease renewals from public bidding requirements when a local government (county, municipality, etc.) has condemned and acquired the farmland
- Applies only when the tenant farmer has continuously farmed the same land for at least 10 consecutive years prior to the government taking the property
- Allows contracting units to offer a new lease or renewal directly to the existing tenant farmer without going through the standard public advertising and competitive bidding process
- Amends the "Local Public Contracts Law" (P.L.1971, c.198) by adding a new exception to the list of contracts that can be negotiated without public bids
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that lease renewal for farming of farmland is exempt from public bidding requirements if tenant under prior lease has farmed land for at least 10 years.
Community and Urban Affairs
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
10/27/2025
Committee Referrals
Community and Urban Affairs10/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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