New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A4767: Affordable housing obligations-req municiaplities be based on Statewide need
Status: In committee, March 19, 2026
Requires affordable housing obligations of municipalities to be based on Statewide need.
What the bill says
An Act requiring affordable housing obligations of municipalities to be based on a Statewide need and amending P.L.1985, c.222 and P.L.2024, c.2.
From the introduced text, March 19, 2026:
An Act requiring affordable housing obligations of municipalities to be based on a Statewide need and amending P.L.1985, c.222 and P.L.2024, c.2. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 4 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-304) is amended to read as follows: 4. As used in P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.): a. "Council" means the Council on Affordable Housing established in P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.), abolished pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.1). b. "Housing region" means [a] [ADDED: the] geographic area [ADDED: of the State as a whole, as] established pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.2). c. "Low-income housing" means housing affordable according to federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for home ownership and rental costs and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to 50 percent or less of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the housing region in which the housing is located. d. "Moderate-income housing" means housing affordable according to federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for home ownership and rental costs and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to more than …
Sponsors
- John DiMaio (R, 23) · primary sponsor
- Victoria A. Flynn (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AHO
Subjects: HOUSING - AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Common questions
- What is A4767?
- A4767 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Affordable housing obligations-req municiaplities be based on Statewide need.
- What does A4767 do?
- In its own words: An Act requiring affordable housing obligations of municipalities to be based on a Statewide need and amending P.L.1985, c.222 and P.L.2024, c.2.
- What is the status of A4767?
- In committee as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AHO (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored A4767?
- John DiMaio (R, 23), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A4767?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4767
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