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S 2506

Establishes the addiction prevention and recovery act

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Leroy Comrie

NJ bill gives DCA and EDA priority in competitive grants to municipalities meeting fair-share affordable housing obligations, with exclusions and evolving compliance rules.

REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
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Bill Summary · S 2506

Summary — S-2506: “Addiction Prevention and Recovery Act” (as drafted regarding municipal affordable housing priority)

Note: Source materials for S-2506 include mixed and inconsistent documents (some extraneous text from other measures). This summary focuses on the New Jersey statutory language and committee statement contained in the bill package that governs priority consideration for municipal grant awards tied to affordable housing compliance.

Purpose and intent

S-2506 directs the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) to give priority consideration when awarding certain competitively awarded municipal grants to municipalities that are in compliance with their fair‑share affordable housing obligations. The stated goal is to incentivize municipal compliance with the State’s affordable housing laws (P.L.1985, c.222).

Key provisions

  • Priority for compliant municipalities:
    • DCA must give priority consideration to municipalities that are determined to be in compliance with their fair‑share housing obligations when awarding grants or financial assistance under:
    • Main Street New Jersey Program (P.L.2001, c.238),
    • Neighborhood Preservation Program (P.L.1975, c.248),
    • any other DCA-administered program that provides monies to municipalities via a competitive process.
    • NJEDA must likewise give priority consideration for competitively awarded municipal grants, using DCA’s compliance determinations.
  • Exclusions:
    • The priority requirement does NOT apply to grants or financial assistance that are designed specifically to help a municipality fulfill its affordable housing obligation.
  • How compliance is determined:
    • For the first five years after a new round of affordable housing obligations begins, DCA shall consider at minimum:
    • prior‑round builder’s remedy lawsuits,
    • prior‑round fair‑share settlement agreements,
    • the percentage of the municipality’s prior‑round obligation that has been fulfilled,
    • other factors the DCA deems relevant.
    • After the initial five years, compliance determinations shall be based on fulfillment of the municipality’s current‑round obligation.
    • Municipalities determined to be exempt from fair‑share obligations are treated as meeting the requirement and receive priority.
  • Effective date: The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Who is affected

  • Municipal governments in New Jersey competing for DCA- and EDA-administered grants.
  • DCA and NJEDA — responsible for implementing priority criteria and compliance determinations.
  • Developers, housing advocates, and local stakeholders — potentially affected by changes in municipal access to state funds.

Potential impact

  • Creates a financial incentive for municipalities to meet affordable housing obligations by improving their competitiveness for state grants.
  • May reduce grant access for municipalities not in compliance (except where grants are intended to assist compliance).
  • Requires DCA to adopt or apply evaluative procedures and could generate administrative work and potential disputes over compliance determinations.

Procedural status

  • Reported favorably by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee (committee statement dated May 6, 2024) and recorded as identical to Assembly Bill A2390.
  • Subsequent legislative actions in the record include referrals and substitutions; at one point the measure is listed as REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE. (Source documents show some inconsistent cross‑references to unrelated measures; consult the Legislature’s official bill tracker for the latest status.)

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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