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NJ S4755
NJ S4755Provides 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.
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Introduced
10/27/2025
10/27/2025
In Committee
10/27/2025
10/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), certain contracts may be awarded by the governing body of a local contracting unit without public advertising and bidding. This bill provides that the continuation of a lease to farm farmland is exempt from the public advertising and bidding requirements if the farmland was condemned and taken by the contracting unit and the contracting unit seeks to continue to lease the farmland to a tenant farmer who has farmed that farmland for at least 10 years prior to the taking.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Local Public Contracts Law to create an exception to public bidding requirements for lease renewals of farmland. Specifically, the bill allows a local government contracting unit to renew a lease or offer a new lease for farmland without going through the standard public advertising and bidding process if certain conditions are met. These conditions include: the farmland was previously condemned (seized) by the contracting unit, the tenant farmer has farmed the land for at least 10 consecutive years under a prior lease, and the land was actively supporting agricultural or horticultural production. This exemption is designed to provide continuity for long-standing tenant farmers who have been cultivating the same land for a significant period, even after the land has been taken over by a local government entity. The bill aims to simplify the leasing process for farmland and protect the interests of established farmers who have maintained and cultivated the same agricultural land for a decade or more.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee (on 10/27/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S4755 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S5000/4755_I1.HTM |
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