Assembly names hazelnut state nut after heated floor debate
On third reading the Assembly approved A.B. 3392 to designate the hazelnut as New Jersey’s state nut. Sponsors cited decades of Rutgers research and private investment; opponents criticized the bill as symbolic and low priority for the legislature.
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Trenton — The Assembly voted to make the hazelnut the official State Nut of New Jersey, approving Assembly Bill 3392 after an extended and at times contentious floor discussion.
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