---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows municipality to authorize parking authority as redevelopment entity."
description: "Allows municipality to authorize parking authority as redevelopment entity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2226"
citation: "New Jersey S 2226 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTH - LOCAL", "ECONOMIC DEV", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4773b11-f65e-41cd-8605-cfd7afb30c3e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "dca3c6a82e79fe68b59d8d747b31f456e2dec36b9ad4302bde81eef9d706c1ef"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 2226 (217) — Allows municipality to authorize parking authority as redevelopment entity.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2226_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2226_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–5** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-5) `passage`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2776 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (66-8-1) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-2) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.253 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4773b11-f65e-41cd-8605-cfd7afb30c3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).