---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits municipalities to establish temporary supplemental zoning boards of adjustment to address application backlogs."
description: "Permits municipalities to establish temporary supplemental zoning boards of adjustment to address application backlogs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3212"
citation: "New Jersey S 3212 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAND USE", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holley, Jamel C.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89af7c70-7464-4147-b9b8-23264e493fa2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9ac49eec9d1d812292274276f2e332260206fb42da421b31a2f2b81d3f37e9a7"
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 3212 (218) — Permits municipalities to establish temporary supplemental zoning boards of adjustment to address application backlogs.

## 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/S3500/3212_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-0) `passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4741
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.225. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89af7c70-7464-4147-b9b8-23264e493fa2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).