ASSEMBLY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 652  

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 14, 2023

      The Assembly State and Local Government Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 652.

      This bill permits the governing body of a municipality having a population of 30,000 or less to serve as the municipal board of health.

      The bill also ratifies, validates, and confirms all proceedings had, or actions taken, prior to the effective date of the bill by a municipal board of health comprised of the members of the municipality’s governing body, notwithstanding that statutory law at the time of the proceedings had, or actions taken, did not expressly permit municipal boards of health to be comprised of the members of the municipal governing body.

      As reported by the committee, this bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 117, which also was reported by the committee on this same date.