A 5586 — Requires data center developers to provide certain notice to public before preliminary site plan consideration and hearing under MLUL; requires DCA to maintain related public notice website.
Last action — INT 1RA REF AST
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed General Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced October 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
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In plain language
The bill requires data center developers to notify the public before site plan hearings.
This legislation mandates that data center developers inform the public of their plans before any initial site review and hearing. Additionally, it requires the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to maintain a public notice website related to these developments.
Summary
Data center developers-provide certain notice to public
Bill Text
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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New Jersey statutes: N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46.
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N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46
d. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a planning board shall not grant, or be deemed to have granted, preliminary approval for the development of a data center unless: (1) the public has had at least 20 days from the date of the public hearing required pursuant to subsection a. of section 6 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C. 40:55D-10) to submit comments to the planning board; and (2) the developer has complied with the requirements of section 2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
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Action History
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Sponsors
- Vincent M. Kearney · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Kearney, Vincent M.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (119)
119 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does A 5586 do?
- Data center developers-provide certain notice to public
- Who sponsors A 5586?
- A 5586 is sponsored by Kearney, Vincent M..
- What is the current status of A 5586?
- This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced October 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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