New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A3586: State-owned property-req annual report for potential as affordable housing
Status: Introduced, October 22, 2026
Requires State to issue biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing.*
What the bill says
An Act requiring 1[annual] [ADDED: biennial] 1 report 1[on] [ADDED: of unutilized] 1 State-owned property and 1 [ADDED: its] 1 potential for use as affordable housing, and supplementing 1[chapter 18A of]1 Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
From the amended text, March 9, 2026:
An Act requiring 1[annual] [ADDED: biennial] 1 report 1[on] [ADDED: of unutilized] 1 State-owned property and 1 [ADDED: its] 1 potential for use as affordable housing, and supplementing 1[chapter 18A of]1 Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. The 1[Division of Purchase and Property in the]1 Department of the Treasury shall develop an inventory of all 1 [ADDED: unutilized] 1 real property owned by the State, including property owned by an agency, authority, or other instrumentality of the State. 1[In consultation with other State entities] [ADDED: Each State entity] 1, including, but not limited to, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, 1[the division]1 shall 1[analyze] [ADDED: biennially submit a list of unutilized real property under its jurisdiction to the State House Commission and to the Department of the Treasury. The State House Commission and the Department of the Treasury shall collaboratively compile the lists of unutilized real property submitted by State entities and shall undertake an analysis of those properties to indicate] 1 the feasibility of developing, redeveloping, or renovating 1[the various parcels] [ADDED: each identified parcel] 1 of real property owned by the State for use as low-income and moderate-income …
Sponsors
- Louis D. Greenwald (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Yvonne Lopez (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REP 2RA
- : REP/ACA REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF AHO
Votes
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (October 22, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Assembly Housing Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (March 9, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSING - AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Common questions
- What is A3586?
- A3586 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): State-owned property-req annual report for potential as affordable housing.
- What does A3586 do?
- In its own words: An Act requiring 1[annual] [ADDED: biennial] 1 report 1[on] [ADDED: of unutilized] 1 State-owned property and 1 [ADDED: its] 1 potential for use as affordable housing, and supplementing 1[chapter 18A of]1 Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A3586?
- Introduced as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: REP 2RA (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3586?
- Louis D. Greenwald (D, 6), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3586?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3586
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