New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4484: Municipality's affordable housing obligation-permit new manuf homes count
Status: In committee, June 22, 2026
Permits new manufactured homes to count towards municipality's affordable housing obligation.
What the bill says
An Act concerning affordable housing obligations regarding new manufactured homes and amending and supplementing P.L.1985, c.222.
From the introduced text, June 22, 2026:
An Act concerning affordable housing obligations regarding new manufactured homes and amending and supplementing P.L.1985, c.222. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 2 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-302) is amended to read as follows: 2. The Legislature finds that: a. The New Jersey Supreme Court, through its rulings in Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Mount Laurel, 67 N.J. 151 (1975) and Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Mount Laurel, 92 N.J. 158 (1983), has determined that every municipality in a growth area has a constitutional obligation to provide through its land use regulations a realistic opportunity for a fair share of its region's present and prospective needs for housing for low- and moderate-income families. b. In the second Mount Laurel ruling, the Supreme Court stated that the determination of the methods for satisfying this constitutional obligation "is better left to the Legislature," that the court has "always preferred legislative to judicial action in their field," and that the judicial role in upholding the Mount Laurel doctrine "could decrease as a result of legislative and executive action." c. The interest of all citizens, including low- and moderate-income families in need of affordable housing, and the needs of the workforce, would be best served by a comprehensive planning and implementation response to this …
Sponsors
- Michael L. Testa, Jr. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SCU
Subjects: HOUSING - AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is S4484?
- S4484 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Municipality's affordable housing obligation-permit new manuf homes count.
- What does S4484 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning affordable housing obligations regarding new manufactured homes and amending and supplementing P.L.1985, c.222.
- What is the status of S4484?
- In committee as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SCU (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4484?
- Michael L. Testa, Jr. (R, 1).
- Where is the official record for S4484?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4484
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