New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5504: Aquaculture Advisory Council-expand and change membership
Status: Passed one chamber, September 28, 2026
Expands and changes membership of Aquaculture Advisory Council.
What the bill says
An Act changing membership of the Aquaculture Advisory Council and amending P.L.1997, c.236.
From the amended text, September 17, 2026:
An Act changing membership of the Aquaculture Advisory Council and amending P.L.1997, c.236. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 5 of P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-5) is amended to read as follows: 5. a. There is established in the Department of Agriculture an Aquaculture Advisory Council which shall consist of [13] [ADDED: 18 total members, including 15] voting and [two] [ADDED: three] non-voting members [. The voting members shall include the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall serve as chairman, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development, the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, the director of the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Center, the director of the Aquaculture Training and Information Center, the executive director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, or their designees, who shall serve ex officio, and six citizens of the State, to be appointed as follows: two by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall be a representative from recognized aquaculture organizations or an operator of an aquaculture farm and one of whom shall be a representative of the seafood industry; two by the Speaker of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be a representative of recognized aquaculture organizations or an operator of an aquaculture farm and one of whom …
Sponsors
- Maureen Rowan (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Clinton Calabrese (D, 36) · primary sponsor
- Luanne M. Peterpaul, Esq. (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Paul Kanitra (R, 10)
- Heather Simmons (D, 3)
Latest actions
- : R/S REF SEG
- : PA (73-0-0)
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF AAN
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Aquaculture Advisory Council-expand and change membership (September 24, 2026): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (September 17, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ENVIRONMENT
Common questions
- What is A5504?
- A5504 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Aquaculture Advisory Council-expand and change membership.
- What does A5504 do?
- In its own words: An Act changing membership of the Aquaculture Advisory Council and amending P.L.1997, c.236.
- What is the status of A5504?
- Passed one chamber as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: R/S REF SEG (September 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5504?
- Maureen Rowan (D, 2), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5504?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5504
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