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A 3363

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Charles Lavine

Requires municipalities to quarterly report affordable, senior, and veteran housing to DCA, creating a public, centralized directory published by DCA/HMFA/HRC for resident access.

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
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Bill Summary · A 3363

Summary — A3363 (1R reprint)

Title: Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans

Status: Referred to Governmental Operations; reported by Assembly Housing Committee (3/20/2025) and Assembly Appropriations Committee (5/15/2025); substituted by S1277 (2R) 5/22/2025. Introduced 1/9/2024.

Main purpose

Create a centralized, publicly accessible directory of affordable housing units and housing for senior citizens and veterans in New Jersey by requiring local reporting to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). The directory is intended to make it easier for residents to find available subsidized, senior, and veteran housing and application information.

Key provisions

  • Reporting requirement

    • Municipalities must submit information to DCA on a quarterly basis (committee amendment) about affordable housing units, senior citizen housing units, and veteran housing units located within the municipality.
    • Submissions must be made in a form prescribed by the DCA.

  • Required data fields (organized by municipality)

    1. Name and address of each building, complex, or development containing applicable units.
    2. Name of landlord, manager, or other property authority.
    3. Whether applications are currently being accepted.
    4. Whether a waitlist exists.
    5. Instructions on how to apply for tenancy (including online application links, if available).
    6. Any other public-useful information as determined by the commissioner.

  • Publication and accessibility

    • DCA must publish and update the compiled information on the websites of DCA, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA), and the New Jersey Housing Resource Center (HRC).
    • Municipalities that maintain websites must provide links to the DCA, HMFA, and HRC pages so residents can access the directory.

  • Cost reimbursement

    • DCA is required to reimburse municipalities for costs incurred in complying with the reporting requirements (committee amendment).

  • Definitions and effective date

    • The bill references statutory definitions for “affordable housing unit” and “senior citizen housing unit” and adds veteran housing units (as defined in the bill).
    • The act would take effect on the first day of the fourth month after enactment.

Who is affected

  • Municipal governments (required to collect and submit data and provide website links).
  • DCA, HMFA, and the New Jersey Housing Resource Center (responsible for publication and hosting).
  • Owners/managers of affordable, senior, and veteran housing (their properties will be listed).
  • Residents seeking affordable, senior, or veteran housing (improved centralized access).
  • Potential modest fiscal effects for municipalities and the State (DCA reimbursement intended to mitigate municipal cost).

Procedural notes & fiscal

  • Committee amendments changed reporting from counties to municipalities, frequency from monthly to quarterly, added veteran housing units, and added a reimbursement requirement.
  • Assembly Appropriations Committee reported favorably 5/15/2025; A3363 was later substituted by S1277 (2R) on 5/22/2025.
  • The bill was not certified as requiring a fiscal note in the Appropriations Committee statement, although it includes a reimbursement provision.

Sponsors / Related bills

  • Reprint lists sponsors including Assemblyman Cody D. Miller; co-sponsors and other listings appear in the bill packet. Metadata also lists Assemblyman Charles Lavine as a primary sponsor. Companion/coordinated bills include S1277 and S6224; a prior-session related bill is A10366.

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

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