New Jersey 222nd Legislature Status: Introduced 5 D cosponsors

A 1056 — Requires certain large developments, to be used as retail facility or warehouse, to be designed and constructed to accommodate load associated with solar panels.

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

This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Devel, certain-designed & constructed, accommodate load assc w/ solar panels

Bill Text

  • Introduced View text Current html December 12, 2025

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New Jersey statutes: N.J.S.A. 52:27D-123.19.

  • N.J.S.A. 52:27D-123.19

    less → (1) (2) Any newly constructed large development, for which an application for a construction permit has not been declared complete by the enforcing agency before the first day of the 12th month following the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), shall be designed and constructed in a manner so that the load-bearing system for the large development's roof is able to accommodate the additional weight of an operational solar photovoltaic or solar thermal system that covers at least 40 percent of the roof area calculated as the horizontally projected areas minus the area covered by skylights, occupied roof decks, vegetative roof areas, and mandatory access or set back areas required by the State Uniform Construction Code, or as otherwise provided in the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, Appendix CA, and any successor model code. The large development shall be designed and constructed in a manner so that the load-bearing system for the large development's roof is able: to bear the weight associated with operational solar photovoltaic or solar thermal systems, regardless of whether the systems are for commercial or residential use, and regardless of whether the operational solar photovoltaic or solar thermal system contains polycrystalline, monocrystalline, thin-film, flexible, or other panels, and to account for environmental factors such as rain or snow, in addition to the weight associated with operational solar photovoltaic or solar thermal systems. (1) (2) The Department of Community Affairs shall adopt, pursuant to section 5 of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-123) and the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations establishing standards for the design and construction of large developments pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section. "Large development" means any building, room, structure, or facility of at least 75,000 square feet, and which is designed predominantly for use as a retail facility or warehouse. "Retail facility" means a building, room, structure, or facility used predominantly by one or more retailers who engages in the sale, within the State, of products intended for retail sale to consumers for off-premises use or consumption. least

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Action History

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4 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (115)

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Frequently asked questions

What does A 1056 do?
Devel, certain-designed & constructed, accommodate load assc w/ solar panels
Who sponsors A 1056?
A 1056 is sponsored by Karabinchak, Robert J. (Democrat), Simmons, Heather (Democrat), Bailey Jr., David (Democrat), Egan, Kevin P. (Democrat), and DeAngelo, Wayne P. (Democrat).
What is the current status of A 1056?
This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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