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Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation: March 17, 2025

Government and Politics

March 17, 2025

From: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy

TRENTON – On March 17th, Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: 

S-2423/ACS for A-3678 (Pou, McKnight/Reynolds-Jackson, Wimberly, Moen) - Renames Juvenile Justice Commission as Youth Justice Commission

S-3466/A-4627 (McKeon, Greenstein/Collazos-Gill, DiMaio) - Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation program; provides aid for watershed lands

AJR-159/SJR-109 (Sumter, Verrelli, Wimberly/McKnight, Mukherji) - Designates November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day

Governor Murphy conditionally vetoed the following bills: 

ACS for A-3540/SS for S-2544 (Conaway, Greenwald, Park/Moriarty, Corrado) –CONDITIONAL - Establishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as “deepfakes”

Copy of Statement 

A-3881/S-2513 (Quijano, Park/Stack, McKnight) – CONDITIONAL - Prohibits dissemination of certain criminal history background information

Copy of Statement 

Governor Murphy issued an absolute veto on the following bill:

A-3667/S-1138 (Freiman, Park/McKeon) - ABSOLUTE - Permits dental service corporations to be subsidiaries of nonprofit parent companies

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