SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE, No. 4116

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 1, 2026

      The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee reports favorably a Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 4116.

      As substituted and reported, this bill amends P.L.1975, c.231, the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," to require a board of county commissioners, or any board, commission, or entity of, or created by, a board of county commissioners, to set aside a portion of time for public comment at all public meetings.