---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes."
description: "Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 4729"
citation: "New Jersey A 4729 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FARMLAND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clifton, Robert D.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Freiman, Roy", "Sauickie, Alex", "Stanfield, Jean"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8012abe3-47ec-4b11-8cac-66ed4c43c1c6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f9737c132f2d032b4d54d9e855adb4453d45e941c4c75240ed5f496c1ea42681"
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 4729 (220) — Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4729_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAN 12/12/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4729_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint SEG 6/8/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4729_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Clifton, Robert D. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Sauickie, Alex — primary (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — primary (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- McCarthy Patrick, Bethanne — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Steinhardt, Douglas J. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Food Security Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3279 (1R)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.245. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8012abe3-47ec-4b11-8cac-66ed4c43c1c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).