SENATE, No. 1487
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Senator BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Pou and Timberlake
SYNOPSIS
Requires application option enhancement for certain housing, shelter, and rental assistance administered by DCA.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on March 17, 2025, with amendments.
An Act concerning application options for certain State-administered 1[federal] housing, shelter, and1 rental assistance and supplementing P.L.1966, c.293 (C.52:27D-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall require that applicants 1[who receive] for any housing, shelter, or rental assistance programs administered by the Department of Community Affairs, including but not limited to,1 rental assistance that is administered by the department and authorized pursuant to section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. s.1437f) 1, the State rental assistance program, established pursuant to P.L.2004, c.140 (C.52:27D-287.1 et seq.), and any other similar State-administered programs related to housing, shelter, or rental assistance,1 are not limited to online application options. The commissioner shall ensure, to the extent permitted by federal law, that a person is able to apply through regular mail, electronic mail, 1in-person delivery,1 or fax.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month next following enactment, except the commissioner may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.