---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires land use plan element of municipal master plan to include climate change-related hazard vulnerability assessment."
description: "Requires land use plan element of municipal master plan to include climate change-related hazard vulnerability assessment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2607"
citation: "New Jersey S 2607 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAND USE", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "McKeon, John F.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd5e29f6-8396-479d-8f95-1b180432e2bb"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "776e5466205b6eb1141dbac61e1a94387e783d4a2e1480c2cc4c8096fba7d5a6"
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 2607 (219) — Requires land use plan element of municipal master plan to include climate change-related hazard vulnerability assessment.

## 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/2020/Bills/S3000/2607_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2607_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (28-11) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2785 (1R)
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-28-0) `passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.6. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd5e29f6-8396-479d-8f95-1b180432e2bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).