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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey creates $30 million loan program to convert vacant buildings into homeless housing
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing CommitteeSponsors: Carol Murphy and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill to establish the Safe Haven Homeless Housing Program, allocating $30 million from federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to provide low-interest loans for converting vacant or underused commercial properties into transitional and .
Qualifying developers gain access to low-interest financing to renovate empty structures like office parks or malls into housing units for very low-income households.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
The agency is tasked with administering the program, distributing loans, and adopting implementing regulations.
Developers
Qualified developers become eligible to apply for low-interest loans to finance adaptive reuse housing projects.
Very low-income households
Households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income gain access to newly created transitional and permanent supportive housing units.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
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Federal Relief Fund Reallocation
The legislation directly channels federal American Rescue Plan Act funds into a newly created state revolving loan fund for adaptive reuse housing.
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