New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A3877: Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun that enhance opportunities
Status: Signed into law, August 27, 2026
Establishes certain State funding preferences for municipalities that enhance opportunities to develop housing.
What the bill says
An Act establishing certain State funding preferences for municipalities that adopt certain strategies to encourage denser residential development, supplementing Titles 40, 52, and 27 of the Revised Statutes and amending P.L.2000, c.72.
From the amended text, June 28, 2026:
An Act establishing certain State funding preferences for municipalities that adopt certain strategies to encourage denser residential development, supplementing Titles 40, 52, and 27 of the Revised Statutes and amending P.L.2000, c.72. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. (New section) a. The governing body of a municipality may direct the planning board to undertake and provide for a special reexamination of the municipalitys master plan and development regulations for the purpose of enabling the municipality to qualify for preferential status in the distribution of financial assistance competitively awarded by the State in accordance with the provisions of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). b. (1) A planning board directed to undertake and provide for a special reexamination of the municipalitys master plan and development regulations pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall, at a minimum, review the provisions of the municipalitys existing master plan and development regulations that address areas of the municipality within which residential development is permitted, and may consider recommending specific changes to the master plan and development regulations for the purpose of enhancing the potential development of the municipality for residential purposes. (2) A planning board directed to undertake and provide a special reexamination of the municipalitys master plan …
Sponsors
- Craig J. Coughlin (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Shanique Speight (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, 18)
- Sterley S. Stanley (D, 18)
- Michael Venezia (D, 34)
- Maureen Rowan (D, 2)
- Linda S. Carter (D, 22)
- Clinton Calabrese (D, 36)
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : APP P.L.2026, c.78.
- : PA PBH (58-20-0)
- : R/A 2RAC
- : PS (24-15)
- : SUB FOR S2960 (1R)
- : REP/SCA 2RS
- : REF SBA
- : R/S SWR 2RS
- : PA (55-19-0)
- : REP 2RA
Votes
- CONCUR IN SA - Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun that enhance opportunities (June 30, 2026): 58 yea, 20 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun that enhance opportunities (June 30, 2026): 24 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Sca) (June 28, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun that enhance opportunities (March 23, 2026): 55 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee: Reported favorably (February 12, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: HOUSING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is A3877?
- A3877 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun that enhance opportunities.
- What does A3877 do?
- In its own words: An Act establishing certain State funding preferences for municipalities that adopt certain strategies to encourage denser residential development, supplementing Titles 40, 52, and 27 of the Revised Statutes and amending P.L.2000, c.72.
- What is the status of A3877?
- Signed into law as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: APP P.L.2026, c.78. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3877?
- Craig J. Coughlin (D, 19), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3877?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3877
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