SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4775

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 11, 2025

      The Senate Environment and Energy Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4775.

      This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to sell mobile sport fishing permits in a manner that provides for an initial, 14-day time period during which only New Jersey residents are able to purchase the permits.

     The bill would authorize the DEP to adopt rules and regulations to implement the bill.  The bill would take effect six months after enactment.