Became P.L.2025, c.156, on November 13, 2025.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 4603
Allows commercial farmer to be awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees for defending against bad faith complaints under "Right to Farm Act".
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jun 13
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 17
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 25
8 co-sponsors
Erik K. Simonsen, Mitchelle Drulis, Victoria A. Flynn, Gerry Scharfenberger, Michael Torrissi Jr., Robert D. Clifton, Shanique Speight, Lisa Swain
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jun 30, 2025
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 30, 2025
2 co-sponsors
Its course
June 17, 2024 to November 13, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action8 actions on 7 days
In the General AssemblyJun 17 to Dec 19185 days
Commerce, Economic Development and AgricultureJun 17 to Oct 24129 days
In the SenateDec 19 to Jun 30193 days
Economic GrowthJan 14 to Jun 12149 days
With the GovernorJun 30 to Nov 13136 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading73–0
Passed · Dec 19
Do pass · Jun 12, 2025
Who voted how
Yea Britnee N. Timberlake, Joseph Pennacchio, Kristin M. Corrado, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Shirley K. Turner
Senate, third reading39–0
Passed · Jun 30, 2025
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Jun 17 – Dec 19
- Jun 17Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture
- Oct 24Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture recommended it
- Read a second time
- Dec 19Passed the General Assembly, 73 to 0
In the Senate Jan 14, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025
- Jan 14, 2025Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Economic Growth
- Jun 12, 2025Economic Growth recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 30, 2025Passed the Senate, 39 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Nov 13, 2025
- Nov 13, 2025Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.156