SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3159

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 12, 2025

      The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3159.

      This bill requires the Department of Community Affairs (department) to establish and maintain a database of elevators and elevator inspections, including elevator identification numbers.  The bill also requires owners of R-2 occupancies, including apartment buildings, to post signage at each door to and inside of an elevator with the information of the elevator servicer.  An R-2 occupancy building owner who fails to post the signage is to be subject to a fine of $100 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense, and $1,000 for any subsequent offense.  Additionally, the bill requires the department to establish and maintain a loan program for owners of senior housing to perform maintenance on elevators.  The bill is to take effect on the first day of the seventh month next following enactment.