---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands eligibility criteria for designating certain areas as being in need of redevelopment.*"
description: "Expands eligibility criteria for designating certain areas as being in need of redevelopment.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1700"
citation: "New Jersey A 1700 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEV", "LAND USE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa44f086-f322-4bfc-85d1-484e3125c72b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "65ac85356b0298ad53537882316a64658ed9e498bf5caf3f22679c3b5dc6f522"
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 1700 (218) — Expands eligibility criteria for designating certain areas as being in need of redevelopment.*

## 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/2018/Bills/A2000/1700_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1700_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Cruz-Perez) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1583 (2R)
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.229. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa44f086-f322-4bfc-85d1-484e3125c72b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).