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Committee reports bill subjecting certain sober living homes to local land‑use rules amid operator opposition
Summary
A3981 would subject certain rooming and boarding houses and cooperative sober living residences to municipal land‑use regulations; operators and recovery advocates warned the committee the change could limit access and reopen zoning barriers that state licensing sought to avoid.
Assembly Bill 3,981, which would subject certain rooming and boarding houses to municipal land‑use regulations and require operators of cooperative sober living residences (CSLRs) to submit approvals with licensure applications, received extensive testimony on May 15, 2025 before the Appropriations Committee and was reported out of committee.
Multiple operators, recovery‑residence advocacy groups and a private citizen testified in opposition or with concerns. Daniel Regan, representing the New Jersey Coalition of Treatment Providers, said existing Class F boarding‑home regulations and inconsistent municipal enforcement have already produced confusion and enforcement actions. He called for clearer definitions…
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