TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed five bills into law Thursday, including measures that bring New Jersey’s rules on hemp products in line with federal law and require lactation rooms at certain airports run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Governor’s Office said.
The hemp measure, S-4635/A-5604, aligns state restrictions on the sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages with federal law. It was sponsored by Scutari in the Senate and Karabinchak in the Assembly.
Another new law, A-5155/S-4409, requires expedited compliance with certain search warrants in domestic violence and stalking investigations. It was sponsored by Sweeney, Simmons and Peterpaul in the Assembly and by Mukherji and Bucco in the Senate.
The airport measure, A-5071/S-4466, requires lactation rooms to be made available at certain Port Authority airports. Its sponsors were Murphy and McCoy in the Assembly and McKnight and Timberlake in the Senate.
Sherrill also signed S-4349/A-5218, which concerns the enrollment of twins and higher-order multiples in public preschool programs. It was sponsored by Holzapfel and McKnight in the Senate and McGuckin, Fantasia and Bagolie in the Assembly.
The fifth bill, A-1517/S-4636, establishes a New Jersey Native Seed Commission. The panel is charged with developing a plan to increase the production and use of native seeds in the state. Its sponsors were Calabrese and Quijano in the Assembly and Greenstein and Turner in the Senate.
The governor’s office announced the signings in a brief list of the bills and their sponsors. It did not release statements from the governor or lawmakers, and it did not say when each law takes effect.
This report is based on a press release from the Office of Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
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