S 3156 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Permits boards of education to lease certain school property to federally qualified health centers without bidding.

This bill allows New Jersey school boards to lease school property no longer needed for educational purposes to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) without requiring competitive bidding. It directly affects school districts and FQHCs by expanding an existing exemption list that already permits similar non-bidding leases to entities like government agencies, fire departments, and certain nonprofits. The key mechanism adds FQHCs to the list of approved lessees, enabling private agreements for nominal fees instead of public bidding processes. This change simplifies leasing for school properties that could support community health services.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced May 6, 2024 Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024 · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025

How they voted

2215
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 20, 2024
D Democratic25
22 Yea 3
88% Yea
R Republican15
15 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.210.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-12)
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (49-26-0)
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 19, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
May 20, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-15)
upper
May 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors