All Roll Calls
Yes: 97 • No: 12
New JerseyA3360220th Legislature (2024-2025)HouseWALLET
Authorizes establishment of municipal homelessness trust funds and adoption of homeless housing plans by municipalities.
Sponsored By: Al Abdelaziz (Democratic), Linda S. Carter (Democratic), Annette Quijano (Democratic), Nicholas P. Scutari (Democratic), Troy Singleton (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Local grants support housing and rent
Beginning April 1, 2026, New Jersey towns with homelessness trust funds must run housing grant programs. Grants can fund affordable housing purchases, construction, repairs, rental aid, support services, and homelessness prevention. Support can include temporary hotel stays needed to get or keep permanent housing. Projects must follow the town’s plan, use evidence-based methods, measure results, and meet standards for reducing homelessness. Funded housing must serve people experiencing homelessness for at least 30 years, or longer when other funding requires it.
Towns can create dedicated homelessness funds
Beginning April 1, 2026, New Jersey towns may adopt homelessness plans after consulting the state’s homelessness office and local community organizations. Plans must set measurable goals to end local homelessness, reduce reliance on emergency and social services, and guide grants or loans. Towns adopting plans must create trust funds by ordinance; they may add other money, and fund earnings stay in the fund. Fund money cannot pay government debt, and yearly administration costs cannot exceed 5% of deposits that fiscal year. Added-fee revenue must fund approved homelessness purposes within four years. Any fund money unspent after four years goes to the state Department of Community Affairs. The department must contract with a community organization operating in or serving that town to carry out the law’s purposes.
Towns can add $5 to fines
Beginning April 1, 2026, New Jersey towns may add a fee of up to $5 to fines and penalties they collect. These include parking tickets and court fines. A town must first adopt a homelessness plan, establish a trust fund, and approve the fee by ordinance. The added money supports the homelessness trust fund.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Al Abdelaziz
Democratic • House
Linda S. Carter
Democratic • House
Annette Quijano
Democratic • House
Nicholas P. Scutari
Democratic • Senate
Troy Singleton
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Margie Donlon M.D.
Democratic • House
Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq.
Democratic • House
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Democratic • House
William B. Sampson IV
Democratic • House
Shanique Speight
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 1/12/2026
3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Yes: 31 • No: 8
House vote • 12/22/2025
3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Yes: 66 • No: 4 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor — P.L.2025, c.348.
1/20/2026GovernorPassed Senate, PBH — (31-8)
1/12/2026SenateSubstituted for S4832 (2R)
1/12/2026SenateReceived in Senate, SWR, 2nd Reading in Senate
1/6/2026SenatePassed Assembly — (66-4-3)
12/22/2025HouseREP/ACA, 2nd Reading in Assembly
12/11/2025HouseIntroduced, 1st Reading in Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
1/29/2024House
Bill Text
Version PL2025
8/7/2026
Version AL2025
7/6/2026
Assembly Housing (12/11/25 1R)
1/13/2026
Assembly Housing Substitute (12/11/25)
12/12/2025
As Introduced
11/14/2025
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