---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes dual-use solar project pilot program for unpreserved farmland; allows land used for dual-use solar project to be eligible for farmland assessment under certain conditions."
description: "Establishes dual-use solar project pilot program for unpreserved farmland; allows land used for dual-use solar project to be eligible for farmland assessment under certain conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5434"
citation: "New Jersey A 5434 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "ENERGY", "FARMLAND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Bateman, Christopher", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8f041bc-6eb7-457e-953d-4b73dd7fbe8a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f178fbd93171fcccfa53ba6f7da628fac6fe21a1b4f7b2a60ce244b401eab9da"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 5434 (219) — Establishes dual-use solar project pilot program for unpreserved farmland; allows land used for dual-use solar project to be eligible for farmland assessment under certain conditions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5434_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5434_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-4-2) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3484 (SCS/1R)
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.170. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8f041bc-6eb7-457e-953d-4b73dd7fbe8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).