New Jersey A 2515: Provides affirmative defense to and permits expungement of certain trespass offenses committed as result of person's homelessness; provides for police training.

Bill Text

A2515 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2515 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman WILLIAM W. SPEARMAN

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblyman� ALEX SAUICKIE

District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)

Assemblywoman� HEATHER SIMMONS

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Park

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes fire protection requirements for 
short-term farm labor housing.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning short-term farm labor housing and 
supplementing P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.).

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� a.� As used in this 
section:

���� �Seasonal worker� means the 
same as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.1945, c.71 (C.34:9A-2).

���� �Short-term farm labor 
housing� means a building consisting of housing or sleeping places provided to 
seasonal workers for periods not to exceed three months, as part of a �farm 
labor camp,� as defined in section 2 of P.L.1945, c.71 (C.34:9A-2).� 

���� b.� Short-term farm labor 
housing that includes fire protection measures that� provide for the 
installation of fire extinguishers and early warning fire protection devices 
such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and ingress and egress standards, 
may be used as short-term farm labor housing and shall be deemed in compliance 
with the State Uniform Construction Code, adopted pursuant to section 5 of 
P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-123).

���� c.� The commissioner shall 
adopt, pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1975, 217 (C.52:27D-123) and the 
�Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules 
or regulations determined necessary to implement the provisions of subsection b. 
of this section.

���� 2.� On or before the first day 
of the sixth month next following the enactment of this act, the Commissioner 
of Community Affairs shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the 
�Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to modify 
the State Uniform Construction Code in accordance with the provisions of this 
act.� 

���� 3.� This act shall take effect 
on the first day of the sixth month next following enactment, except that the 
Commissioner of Community Affairs may take such anticipatory action as may be 
necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill provides that 
short-term farm labor housing that includes fire protection measures that� 
provide for the installation of fire extinguishers and early warning fire 
protection devices such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and ingress and 
egress standards, may be used as short-term farm labor housing and shall be 
deemed in compliance with the State Uniform Construction Code. Short-term farm 
labor housing is defined in the bill as a building consisting of housing or 
sleeping places provided to seasonal workers for periods not to exceed three 
months, as part of a �farm labor camp,� as defined in section 2 of P.L.1945, 
c.71 (C.34:9A-2).