SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3632

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 16, 2026

      The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3632.

      As amended, this bill increases and modifies fees and penalties under Title 51 of the Revised Statutes pertaining to the weighing, measuring, labeling, packaging, and inspection of certain commodities and standards for certain commercial products including, but not limited to, food sold by weight, lumber and lumber products; gold, silver, and alloys thereof; platinum and alloys thereof; precious metals; liquid fuel; liquefied gas; and soil enriching and correcting products. 

      The fees and penalties under Title 51 are in place to ensure that devices such as scales and fuel pumps are accurate and used correctly and consistently.  The majority of these fees and penalties have not been increased in decades.  The sponsor intends to update these licensing fees and penalties to make them commensurate with today’s economic realities in order to promote compliance by businesses and better cover the costs of conducting enforcement activities, such as inspections, field investigations, and bringing enforcement actions against violators.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to make technical corrections related to certain increased fees and penalties.