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Bill Text

A483 

ASSEMBLY, No. 483 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ

District 33 (Hudson)

Assemblywoman YVONNE LOPEZ

District 19 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA

District 34 (Essex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires defibrillators in certain multiple 
dwellings; establishes Affordable Housing Defibrillator Fund.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning health and safety in certain multiple 
dwellings by requiring equipping with defibrillators, creating a related grant 
fund, and supplementing P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.).

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

���� 1.��� a.�������� As used in 
this section, �urban municipality� means: a municipality with a population of 
50,000 or more, according to the most recent federal decennial census.

���� b.��� Notwithstanding the 
provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, beginning on the 
effective date of P.L.��� , c. C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as 
this bill), the Department of Community Affairs shall ensure that:

���� (1)� each multiple dwelling 
consisting of 30 units or more and located within an urban municipality is 
equipped with an automated external defibrillator, as defined in section 2 of 
P.L.1999, c.34 (C.2A:62A-24), which is made available in an unlocked location 
with an appropriate sign.� The defibrillator shall be accessible by all 
residents and guests within the multiple dwelling property at all times;

���� (2)� each defibrillator is 
tested and maintained according to the manufacturer�s operational guidelines 
and notification is provided to the appropriate first aid, ambulance, or rescue 
squad or other appropriate emergency medical services provider regarding the 
defibrillator, the type acquired, and its location in accordance with section 3 
of P.L.1999, c.34 (C.2A:62A-25);

���� c.���� A landlord shall 
provide to each tenant information specifying the location of the 
defibrillator.� Any posted or distributed map of the multiple dwelling property 
shall clearly mark the location of the defibrillator.

���� d.��� Residents and employees 
of a multiple dwelling shall be immune from civil liability in the acquisition 
and use of defibrillators as provided pursuant to the provisions of section 5 
of P.L.1999, c.34 (C.2A:62A-27).

���� 2.��� The Affordable Housing 
Defibrillator Fund is established as a nonlapsing fund in the Department of 
Community Affairs to provide grants to owners of inclusionary developments, as 
defined in subsection f. of section 4 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-304), to provide 
grants to owners of such buildings to conform to the requirements of section 1 
of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).� 
The fund shall be administered by the department and credited with any 
appropriations made thereto and any sums received as voluntary contributions 
from any public or private sources.� Each year, the department shall request of 
the Legislature the amount of funding required to meet the needs for the award 
of grants from the fund.

���� 3.��� This act shall take 
effect on the first day of the seventh month next following enactment, except 
that the Commissioner of Community Affairs may take anticipatory action to 
effectuate the provisions of the bill.

STATEMENT

���� This bill would require a 
multiple dwelling of 30 units or more located within a municipality with a 
population of 50,000 or greater to have an automated external defibrillator 
(defibrillator) accessible on the property.� The bill includes certain signage 
and notification requirements and specifies certain legal protections in the 
case of use of a defibrillator.� The bill also establishes a fund in the 
Department of Community Affairs to provide grants to the owners of multiple 
dwellings affected by the bill which provide affordable housing.� The bill 
would take effect on the first day of the seventh month next following 
enactment.

���� This bill would increase the 
availability and use of defibrillators in emergencies.� According to the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 356,000 
out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are reported annually in the United States, and 
in 70 to 90 percent of cases the person dies before reaching a hospital.� 
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) 
use increases the rate of survival.� This bill would increase access to these 
life-saving devices in certain multiple dwellings.