A 2390 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires municipalities in compliance with affordable housing obligations be provided priority consideration for certain State grants and assistance.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and Economic Development Authority (EDA) to give priority consideration to municipalities that meet their state-mandated affordable housing requirements when awarding competitive grants through programs like Main Street New Jersey and Neighborhood Preservation. It specifies that compliance is determined by factors such as past housing obligation fulfillment, settlement agreements, or builder's remedy use in the prior housing obligation round (for the first five years), shifting to current-round fulfillment after that. The priority does not apply to grants specifically intended to help municipalities meet their housing obligations. Exempt municipalities (those not subject to housing requirements) automatically qualify for priority consideration.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Sep 11, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · General Assembly Feb 12, 2024

How they voted

2315
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican15
15 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Sep 11, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.142.
executive
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-25-1)
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (23-15)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
May 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (64-15-0)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
lower
5 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors