New Jersey 222nd Legislature Status: Introduced

A 5553 — Authorizes municipalities to lower speed limits in historic districts without engineering and traffic investigation.

Last action — INT 1RA REF ATR

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed General Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced September 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

Not enough signal yet to read this bill's trajectory — we surface a likelihood only once there's real movement (stage, sponsorship, committee, or votes) to point to.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

Municipalities can lower speed limits in historic districts without needing traffic investigations.

This bill allows local governments to set lower speed limits in areas designated as historic districts. They can do this without conducting the usual traffic studies typically required for speed limit changes.

Summary

Speed limit, historic dist-auth municipalities, lower w/o traffic investigation

Bill Text

  • Introduced View text Current html September 25, 2026

Action History

  1. INT 1RA REF ATR

Sponsors

  • Balvir Singh · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Singh, Balvir

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 119 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

public-safety transportation
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does A 5553 do?
Speed limit, historic dist-auth municipalities, lower w/o traffic investigation
Who sponsors A 5553?
A 5553 is sponsored by Singh, Balvir.
What is the current status of A 5553?
This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced September 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track A 5553?
Track A 5553 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on A 5553

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of A 5553

Last checked for changes 21 days ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →