New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5652: Mun. planning board, zoning board, and redevelopment agency board-concerns
Status: In committee, October 19, 2026
Requires local construction official sit on municipal planning board, zoning board, and redevelopment agency board.
What the bill says
An Act concerning membership of various municipal boards and amending P.L.1975, c.291 and P.L.1992, c.79.
From the introduced text, October 19, 2026:
An Act concerning membership of various municipal boards and amending P.L.1975, c.291 and P.L.1992, c.79. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23) is amended to read as follows: 14. Planning board membership. a. The governing body may, by ordinance, create a planning board of seven or nine members. All members of the planning board, except for the Class II [ADDED: and Class V] members set forth below, shall be municipal residents. The membership shall consist of, for convenience in designating the manner of appointment, the [four] [ADDED: five] following classes: Class I--the mayor or the mayor's designee in the absence of the mayor or, in the case of the council-manager form of government pursuant to the Optional Municipal Charter Law, P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.) or "the municipal manager form of government law" (R.S.40:79-1 et seq.), the manager, if so provided by the aforesaid ordinance. Class II--one of the officials of the municipality other than a member of the governing body, to be appointed by the mayor; provided that if there be an environmental commission, the member of the environmental commission who is also a member of the planning board as required by section 1 of P.L.1968, c.245 (C.40:56A-1), shall be deemed to be the …
Sponsors
- Larry Wainstein (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF ASL
Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is A5652?
- A5652 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Mun. planning board, zoning board, and redevelopment agency board-concerns.
- What does A5652 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning membership of various municipal boards and amending P.L.1975, c.291 and P.L.1992, c.79.
- What is the status of A5652?
- In committee as of October 19, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF ASL (October 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5652?
- Larry Wainstein (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for A5652?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5652
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