Governor Murphy Signs 3 Bills into Law, Vetoes 1

January 10, 2023, Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law:

A-1438/S-2196 (Kennedy, Mukherji, Stanley/Scutari) - Increases maximum penalty for certain violations concerning asbestos hazard abatement; allocates money from increased penalties to asbestos programs.

A-3444/S-3140 (Freiman, Swain/Zwicker, Gill) - Establishes Organic Farming Board in the Department of Agriculture.

A-4768/S-3162 (Quijano, Atkins/Cryan, Madden) - Revises effective date of severance requirements under “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act.”

The Governor vetoed the following bill:

A-2002/S-1656 (Conaway, Jimenez, Stanley/Pou) - CONDITIONAL - Requires State registrar to permit county surrogate to provide a certified copy of death certificate to authorized persons under certain circumstances. [Copy of Statement]

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