---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Urban Preservation Program in HMFA; requires federal funds be made available to HMFA to support affordable housing rehabilitation and reconstruction.*"
description: "Establishes Urban Preservation Program in HMFA; requires federal funds be made available to HMFA to support affordable housing rehabilitation and reconstruction.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 5596"
citation: "New Jersey A 5596 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORD HOUS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Stack, Brian P.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/587dab11-9e28-4c1e-8118-3d38d01da5a7"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "18f511e0f50d3be114925c1f1cb26f3b991f7cc1c0f0c363d6c0056f9918cee0"
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 A 5596 (220) — Establishes Urban Preservation Program in HMFA; requires federal funds be made available to HMFA to support affordable housing rehabilitation and reconstruction.*

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5596_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 6/22/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5596_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint AHO 6/15/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5596_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-2-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3991 (1R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.77. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/587dab11-9e28-4c1e-8118-3d38d01da5a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).