Proposes amendment to New Jersey Constitution to prohibit exclusionary zoning and clarify municipal obligations regarding affordable housing construction.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to New Jersey that would prohibit municipalities from using exclusionary zoning practices that prevent the development of low and moderate income housing. The amendment clarifies that while towns cannot restrict housing options for lower-income residents, they are not required to actually build or fund affordable housing units themselves. This change would shift legal remedies from forcing specific housing projects to allowing courts to strike down discriminatory zoning ordinances instead. The measure would affect all New Jersey municipalities and aims to address long-standing housing disputes under the Mount Laurel doctrine by limiting what local governments must do regarding affordable housing construction.