---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expresses State's support for addressing homelessness through rapid rehousing strategies and urges use of rapid rehousing core components by community-based programs.*"
description: "Expresses State's support for addressing homelessness through rapid rehousing strategies and urges use of rapid rehousing core components by community-based programs.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 149"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 149 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["HOUSING", "REGULATORY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Singleton, Troy", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61471e3c-82bb-43cf-80bd-718f3162c1a2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c4b5aa3fd2e54f927e692be755061a7e5ecfaa010cbbc0d41b64e8cf65111fc0"
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 AJR 149 (217) — Expresses State's support for addressing homelessness through rapid rehousing strategies and urges use of rapid rehousing core components by community-based programs.*

## 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/AJR/149_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/AJR/149_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Vainieri Huttle) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR109
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-24. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61471e3c-82bb-43cf-80bd-718f3162c1a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).