Became P.L.2024, c.2, on March 20, 2024.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 4
Reforms municipal responsibilities concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes COAH; appropriates $16 million.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jan 9
Craig J. Coughlin, Benjie E. Wimberly, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 9
9 co-sponsors
William F. Moen Jr., Sterley S. Stanley, Annette Quijano, Shanique Speight, William B. Sampson IV, Barbara McCann Stamato, Shama A. Haider, Garnet R. Hall, Anthony S. Verrelli
In the Senate
Sponsor from Mar 18
Nicholas P. Scutari, M. Teresa Ruiz
Chief co-sponsors from Mar 18
5 co-sponsors
James Beach, Renee C. Burgess, Britnee N. Timberlake, Angela V. McKnight, Nellie Pou
Its course
January 9 to March 20, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action11 actions on 7 days
In the General AssemblyJan 9 to Feb 1234 days
HousingJan 9 to Jan 2920 days
AppropriationsJan 29 to Feb 810 days
In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 1835 days
Budget and AppropriationsFeb 12 to Mar 1128 days
Back in the General AssemblyMar 18 to Mar 180 days
With the GovernorMar 18 to Mar 202 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading51–28
Passed · Feb 12
Do pass as amended · Mar 11
Senate, third reading23–14
Passed · Mar 18
Who voted how
Yea Andrew Zwicker, Angela V. McKnight, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Britnee N. Timberlake, James Beach, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Linda R. Greenstein, M. Teresa Ruiz, Nellie Pou, Nicholas P. Scutari, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Paul D. Moriarty, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Shirley K. Turner, Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal
Nay Anthony M. Bucco, Carmen F. Amato Jr., Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Holly T. Schepisi, James W. Holzapfel, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph Pennacchio, Kristin M. Corrado, Latham Tiver, Michael L. Testa Jr., Owen Henry, Parker Space, Robert W. Singer, Vincent J. Polistina
Not voting Douglas J. Steinhardt, Gordon M. Johnson, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez
General Assembly, third reading50–25
Passed · Mar 18
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 8
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 11
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Jan 9 – Feb 12
- Jan 9Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Housing
- Jan 29Housing recommended it
- Sent to Appropriations
- Feb 8Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Feb 12Passed the General Assembly, 51 to 28
In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 18
- Feb 12Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Mar 11Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Mar 18Passed the Senate, 23 to 14
Back in the General Assembly Mar 18
- Mar 18Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Passed the General Assembly, 50 to 25, and so both houses
To the Governor Mar 20
- Mar 20Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2024, c.2