New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5605: Nonfunctional turf-proh installing, planting, placing on cert types of property
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Prohibits persons from installing, planting, or placing nonfunctional turf or invasive plant species on certain types of property during certain construction projects.
What the bill says
An Act concerning the planting of certain grasses and plants and supplementing Title 23 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning the planting of certain grasses and plants and supplementing Title 23 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. As used in this section: Covered project means: (1) a new construction project that requires a building or landscaping permit; or (2) a redevelopment project that requires a building or landscaping permit and involves the disturbance of at least 50 percent of the landscaped area of the property on which the project occurs. Covered property means: any commercial, institutional, or industrial property, including schools and businesses; a street, right-of-way, parking lot, median, or transportation corridor; or any property owned by the State or any county, municipal, or local government unit. Covered property shall not include a residential property. Functional turf means turf that is (1) located in a recreational use area or other space that is regularly used for civic, community, or recreational purposes, including playgrounds, sports fields, picnic grounds, amphitheaters, parks, and the playing areas of golf courses, such as driving ranges, chipping and putting greens, tee boxes, greens, fairways, and roughs; (2) designated to be part of a water quality treatment solution required for compliance with federal, State, or local agency water quality permitting requirements, which is not irrigated and does not have …
Sponsors
- Marisa Sweeney (D, 25) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AAN
Subjects: ENVIRONMENT
Common questions
- What is A5605?
- A5605 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Nonfunctional turf-proh installing, planting, placing on cert types of property.
- What does A5605 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning the planting of certain grasses and plants and supplementing Title 23 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A5605?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AAN (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5605?
- Marisa Sweeney (D, 25).
- Where is the official record for A5605?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5605
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