---
type: "Bill"
title: "Declares that deed restrictions or agreements that prevent raising or constructing of a structure to certain flood elevation standards are unenforceable."
description: "Declares that deed restrictions or agreements that prevent raising or constructing of a structure to certain flood elevation standards are unenforceable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2884"
citation: "New Jersey S 2884 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTR CODES", "FLOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Eustace, Tim", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Quijano, Annette", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f36ee25-5469-45f6-9271-c1c3567898ec"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "706de39ec299874e3db759653a03ee25299077b2db0d7c2263ebeb7244b28c36"
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 2884 (217) — Declares that deed restrictions or agreements that prevent raising or constructing of a structure to certain flood elevation standards are unenforceable.

## 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/S3000/2884_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S3000/2884_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Tucker) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4484 (1R)
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.199. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f36ee25-5469-45f6-9271-c1c3567898ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).