Government and Politics
March 17, 2025
From: New Jersey Governor Phil MurphyTRENTON – 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