New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A4908: Artificial turf fields-proh funds for purchase, use, installation or replacement
Status: Introduced, September 17, 2026
Prohibits expenditure of Green Acres funds for purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields.
What the bill says
An Act prohibiting the expenditure of Green Acres funds for the purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields and supplementing P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
From the amended text, September 17, 2026:
An Act prohibiting the expenditure of Green Acres funds for the purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields and supplementing P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.). Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Synthetic turf infill is made of small, rubberized pellets typically made from used tires which contain a myriad of chemicals known to be harmful to humans, including carcinogens, neurotoxicants, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. b. A regular sized synthetic turf field contains 500,000 pounds of plastic, which breaks down into microplastics and nanoplastics that are subsequently incorporated in runoff that flows into streams during heavy rains, causing environmental contamination, harm to aquatic life, and a disruption of the States delicate ecosystem. c. Recent studies suggest that exposure to microplastics and nanoplastics can cause negative health effects in humans, including, but not limited to, oxidative stress, inflammation, immune dysfunction, altered biochemical and energy metabolism, impaired cell proliferation, disrupted microbial metabolic pathways, abnormal organ development, and carcinogenicity. d. To date, all studies of installed synthetic turf have found the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), nicknamed forever chemicals because they accumulate, rather than break down, over time, and build up in the human body. e. Recent studies suggest that exposure to PFAS, and …
Sponsors
- Alixon Collazos-Gill (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Roy Freiman (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Lisa Swain (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Vincent M. Kearney (D, 21)
- Ravi S. Bhalla (D, 32)
- Katie Brennan (D, 32)
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14)
Latest actions
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF AEN
Votes
- Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (September 17, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ENVIRONMENT - PARKS, FORESTS AND OPEN SPACE
Common questions
- What is A4908?
- A4908 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Artificial turf fields-proh funds for purchase, use, installation or replacement.
- What does A4908 do?
- In its own words: An Act prohibiting the expenditure of Green Acres funds for the purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields and supplementing P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
- What is the status of A4908?
- Introduced as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: REP/ACA 2RA (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored A4908?
- Alixon Collazos-Gill (D, 27), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A4908?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4908
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