New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S1766: Office parks and retail centers-authorized conversion to mixed-use developments
Status: Introduced, October 22, 2026
Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.
What the bill says
From the amended text, October 22, 2026:
S1766 4R [Fourth Reprint] SENATE, No. 1766 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION Sponsored by: Senator TROY SINGLETON District 7 (Burlington) Senator BENJIE E. WIMBERLY District 35 (Bergen and Passaic) Co-Sponsored by: Senators Zwicker, Mukherji and Timberlake SYNOPSIS Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As amended by the Senate on October 22, 2026. concerning the conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments 3[and] [ADDED: ,] 3 supplementing chapter 55D of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes 3 [ADDED: , and amending P.L.1991, c.431] 3. 1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. New Jersey is one of the most suburban states in the country. b. The rapid suburban-sprawl development of New Jersey after World War II coincided with a shift toward highway construction and automobile dependency and led to the proliferation of single-use commercial buildings such as large retail centers and office parks. c. While, for decades, large retail centers and office parks provided economic and social benefits to New Jersey and its residents, their prevalence has been in sharp decline based on economic influences, consumer preferences, and retail and business alternatives. Many of these declining large retail centers and office parks are dated or vacant, such that academics and …
Sponsors
- Troy Singleton (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- Benjie E. Wimberly (D, 35) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Zwicker (D, 16)
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32)
- Britnee N. Timberlake (D, 34)
Latest actions
- : SA 2RS (Voice) (Ruiz)
- : SA 2RS (Voice) (Ruiz)
- : SA 2RS (Voice) (Ruiz)
- : REP/SCA 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SCU
Votes
- Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Sca) (May 11, 2026): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: LAND USE, PLANNING AND ZONING, ENVIRONMENT - PARKS, FORESTS AND OPEN SPACE
Common questions
- What is S1766?
- S1766 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Office parks and retail centers-authorized conversion to mixed-use developments.
- What does S1766 do?
- Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.
- What is the status of S1766?
- Introduced as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: SA 2RS (Voice) (Ruiz) (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1766?
- Troy Singleton (D, 7), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1766?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S1766
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