S 2638 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires certain municipalities to include certain information concerning beach costs and revenues in municipality's public access plan.

This bill (S 2638) requires certain New Jersey municipalities to include specific information about beach-related costs and revenues in their public access plans. It amends existing law (C.40:55D-28) governing municipal master plans, directing planning boards to add beach financial data to the required elements of these plans. The provision directly affects municipalities with public beaches, mandating transparency about how beach-related expenses and income are managed. The bill does not specify exact financial details but requires their inclusion in planning documents. The bill was introduced in 2026 and referred to the Senate Environment and Energy Committee.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 18, 2026

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Introduced → Reprint · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee to expand the scope of financial disclosure requirements in municipal public access plans. Previously, only municipalities with a municipally owned beach that charged beach tag fees were required to include itemized budgets, revenue data, cost projections, and explanations of excess revenue. The amendment extends these requirements to also cover municipally owned beach clubs and children's recreation camps operated primarily on the beach.

Scope change

The applicability of the beach financial disclosure requirement was broadened to cover three types of municipally owned facilities (beaches, beach clubs, and children's recreation camps operated primarily on the beach) rather than just beaches that charge tag fees.

SCOPE

The financial disclosure requirement in public access plans was expanded from applying only to 'municipally owned beaches' to also include 'beach clubs' and 'children's recreation camps that is operated primarily on the beach.' This means municipalities operating these additional facility types must now report itemized budgets, revenues, cost projections, and explanations of any excess revenue in their public access plans.

TECHNICAL

The bill's STATEMENT section (a summary paragraph describing the bill's purpose) was removed from the reprint version, which is standard when a bill moves through committee.

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Committee

May 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors