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NJ SCR136
Concurrent Resolution
Status
10/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Owen Henry
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit the State, municipalities, and other public or private corporations from using eminent domain to take land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use
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Creates an exception allowing eminent domain acquisition of active farmland only if the property is restricted in perpetuity to continued agricultural or horticultural use
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Applies to the State, counties, municipalities, school districts, and local public entities, as well as private entities to whom eminent domain powers may be delegated
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Requires voter approval at a general election occurring more than three months after final legislative agreement on the amendment
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Amends Article VIII, Section III, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution
Legislative Description
Proposes constitutional amendment to prohibit use of eminent domain to take active farmland in certain circumstances.
Community and Urban Affairs
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
10/27/2025