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NJ A4378

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Alex Sauickie

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Community Affairs to develop certification courses for tax assessors on farmland assessment within six months of enactment.

  • Directs the Division of Taxation to create an online application portal for farmland assessment within 12 months, allowing electronic submission of applications, documentation, and compliance certifications.

  • Increases on-site inspection frequency for farmland under 10 acres from once every three years to once every two years, while maintaining the three-year cycle for parcels 10 acres or larger.

  • Extends rollback taxes from two years to three years of back taxes when farmland is converted to non-agricultural use.

  • Establishes a toll-free hotline for reporting suspected farmland assessment fraud, available weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Legislative Description

Establishes farmland assessment certification for tax assessors, online portal system for farmland assessment applications, and hotline for reporting farmland assessment fraud; increases on-site inspections for farmland under 10 acres in area and rollback tax.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Natural Resources2/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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