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S 1277

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by George Borrello and 1 co-sponsor

Creates a centralized, publicly accessible directory of affordable, senior, and veteran housing in NJ with quarterly municipal data reporting.

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Bill Summary · S 1277

Summary — S.1277 (New Jersey): Centralized Directory for Affordable, Senior, and Veteran Housing

Status: Introduced 4/03/2025; Passed both houses (Senate 6/02/2025; Assembly 5/22/2025); Conditional veto received 10/20/2025. Referred to various committees during consideration. (Note: the file includes multiple reprints and committee amendments.)

Purpose

Create a publicly accessible, centralized directory of affordable housing units and housing for seniors and veterans in New Jersey by requiring local reporting to the State so residents can find available units, application instructions, and waitlist status.

Key provisions

  • Reporting duty: Each municipality must submit information on a quarterly basis to the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in a format prescribed by the commissioner.
  • Required data (organized by municipality):
    • Name and address of each building/complex/development where an affordable, senior, or veteran housing unit is located;
    • Name of the administrative agent (or landlord/manager) responsible for placement/management;
    • Whether applications are being accepted and whether a waitlist exists;
    • Instructions and links on how to apply (including online application links, if available);
    • Any other information the commissioner deems useful.
  • Publication: Information submitted to DCA must be published and kept updated on the websites of DCA, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA), and the New Jersey Housing Resource Center (HRC).
  • Municipal web link requirement: Municipalities that maintain websites must post links to the DCA/HMFA/HRC pages containing the compiled directory.
  • Reporting frequency: Quarterly (committee/assembly amendments changed original monthly county reporting to quarterly municipal reporting).
  • Fiscal/implementation provisions: Earlier versions required DCA to reimburse municipalities for compliance costs. The Governor recommended amendments to (1) align reporting with the State’s existing Chapter 2 (P.L.2024, c.2) reporting framework, (2) remove the reimbursement requirement since integrated reporting reduces duplication, and (3) delay the effective date to allow alignment (recommended effective date: February 15, 2027, with allowance for anticipatory implementation by DCA/HMFA).

Who is affected

  • Municipal governments — responsible for compiling and submitting data (administrative burden and potential costs).
  • Department of Community Affairs, HMFA, HRC — responsible for collecting, publishing, and maintaining the directory.
  • Administrative agents, landlords/managers of affordable/senior/veteran housing — their property and contact information will be listed.
  • Residents — low- and moderate-income households, seniors, veterans seeking housing benefit from centralized access to availability and application instructions.

Potential impact and issues

  • Benefits: Improves public awareness and access to affordable housing opportunities; helps seniors and veterans locate available units more quickly.
  • Administrative costs: Municipalities and DCA/HMFA will incur data-collection and maintenance costs; initial bill included reimbursement, but recommended amendments remove that obligation by integrating with existing reporting under Chapter 2.
  • Data coordination: Governor and sponsors emphasized need to avoid duplication with existing Chapter 2 reporting; implementation timing was adjusted to allow alignment.

Implementation timeline (as of latest actions)

  • Original bill: effective the first day of the fourth month after enactment.
  • Governor’s recommended amendment: suggested effective date of February 15, 2027 (with permissive anticipatory action by DCA/HMFA). Final effective date may change depending on post-veto legislative actions.

For further detail, consult the committee reports (Senate Community & Urban Affairs; Assembly Housing; Assembly Appropriations), the Governor’s conditional recommendations, and P.L.2024, c.2 (Chapter 2) for related municipal reporting requirements.

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

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