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NJ S3937
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Benjie Wimberly
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AI Summary
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Bureau of Housing Inspection must establish a toll-free telephone hotline available 24/7 within one year for public housing occupants to report health, safety, or living condition complaints.
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Hotline must include English and Spanish-speaking live operators, offer multilingual interactive voice technology, and protect caller anonymity.
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Bureau must create and maintain a statewide public database tracking substantiated complaints by facility, complaint categories, discovered violations, corrective actions taken, and average response times.
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Comparative living condition profiles of public housing facilities must be posted on the Bureau's website for public inspection.
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Hotline number and database website must be posted in easily accessible, publicly conspicuous locations within each public housing facility.
Legislative Description
Requires Bureau of Housing Inspection to establish hotline and maintain database for public housing occupants to lodge complaints concerning living conditions.
Community and Urban Affairs
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
3/12/2026