Subjects certain rooming and boarding houses to municipal land use regulations; requires owners and operators of cooperative sober living residences to submit certain approvals with license applications.
This bill requires owners and operators of rooming and boarding houses to follow local zoning, fire, health, and building regulations - previously exempt from such oversight. It specifically adds a requirement for cooperative sober living residences to submit written approvals from local authorities (zoning, fire, health, and building) when applying for a state Class F license. The bill amends existing law to explicitly subject these facilities to municipal land use regulations, removing an exemption that previously prevented such oversight. These changes directly affect property owners and operators of these housing types in New Jersey.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2024
Last action May 29, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
72–2
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 78
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic50
96% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (74-2-1)
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
May 13, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
lower
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
Cody Miller
DDemocratic
P
Dan Hutchison
DDemocratic
Co
Al Barlas
RRepublican
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Greg McGuckin
RRepublican
Co
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
Co
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Inganamort
RRepublican
Co
Sterley Stanley
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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