New JerseyNew Jersey rounds up charger space counts and caps parking reductions
New Jersey's parking rules round up fractional counts of spaces with chargers or prepared for them, while limiting the cut in required parking to 10%.
What it does
Counts of spaces with chargers or prepared for them round up to a whole space. Credits for those spaces cannot reduce required parking by more than 10%.
Argument forRounding up could give drivers another space with a charger or prepared for one, while the 10% limit protects the required parking supply.
Argument againstRounding up a small fraction could require builders to prepare a whole space for charging, which may raise their costs.
More detail
Counts of parking spaces with chargers or prepared for them must round up when they include a fraction. The rule covers calculations for parking spaces with electric vehicle chargers or spaces prepared for chargers under this law. A space with a charger or prepared for one counts as at least two spaces toward a parking minimum. These credits, including any effect of rounding, cannot reduce required parking by more than 10%. The law took effect when it was approved on July 22, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jul 22Approved P.L.2026, c.51.Became Law
- Jun 18Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (28-12)Passed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 18Substituted for S3740 (1R)
- May 18Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Passed by the Assembly (67-7-3)Passed 1st Chamber
- May 11Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Reported and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Reported favorably out of committee. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Transferred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities CommitteeMinor
- Feb 19Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government CommitteeIntroduced
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