March 2026 CT

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

ED SAN GEORGE, PCAM INTEGRA MANAGEMENT CORP., AAMC LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE CHAIR

D uring February, the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) was busy conducting two edu cational sessions. First was the Lunch with LAC at Concordia Homeowners Association featuring Greg Vinogradsky, Esq., Terry Kessler, Esq., Steve Mlenak, Esq. and myself. Our 80 attendees were informed on 22 items of legislative information and status. There were spirited discussions and ques tions and answers. I wish to thank the 10 vendor spon sors for supporting the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC): Acrisure, All County Exteriors, Bank United, Capital Distribution, Consolidated Environmental, Design East, EOSSO Brothers Paving, Kings III Emergency Communications, Rezkom Enterprises, Inc., and Stone Building Solutions. The Lunch with LAC slide set is available on the CAI-NJ website for your review at the following llink: https://cainj.org/lunch-with-lac-program_2-3-26/ . Dave Ramsey, Esq., Mitch Frumkin, RS, PE, Bob Travis, CIRMS and I presented to over 340 members of the New Jersey REALTORS. The purpose of the presentation was to educate realtors in the newly amended structural integrity and reserve funding law (click here). As this new law requires both boards and sellers to make certain disclosures about funding requirements, we thought it best to provide the seminar and were quickly recognized and the program was put into place. We thank the board of NJ REALTORS for allowing us this opportunity. I am pleased to announce that LAC has renewed its contract with our lobbying firm MBI for a new three-year term beginning on April 1, 2026. The MBI organization is valuable to us and their performance earns this renewal. LAC has formed a Harassment Task Force led by Liz Comando, PCAM and includes task force members Jennifer Alexander, Esq., Greg Vinogradsky, Esq., Cheryl Rhine, CIC, CIRMS, EBP, John Reichart, CMCA, AMS, Matt Earle, Esq., Terry Kessler, Esq. and myself. The task

force has presented the case for potential legislation to pro tect and deter harassing behavior by community members, managers, board members or staff to fellow board mem bers, managers, or staff under the protection of the current Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act (VASPA).

Signed Into Law - By Governor Murphy

Bill: A3451 ScaAa (2R) Sponsors: Quijano (D20); Reynolds-Jackson (D15); Coughlin (D19); Moriarty (D4); Zwicker (D16) +3 Summary: Revises law concerning family leave to

extend protection by reducing employee threshold from 30 employees to 15 employ ees in definition of employer. Will affect small businesses providing services to community associations in terms of employee benefits and their costs.

Why it’s important: Various CAI-NJ members may own and operate smaller businesses and need to know about this important new law that affects them and their employees. S4834 ScaSsAa (SS/1R) Sponsors: Scutari (D22); Moriarty (D4) Summary: Regulates certain electric bicycles to speeds Bill:

of 21-28 MPH (low speed bike), prohibits persons younger than 15 years old from operating a low-speed bike, requires driver’s license for ages over 17 years, requires police to file motor vehicle accident reports when a bike is involved with an acci dent-causing injury.

Why it’s important: Boards and managers will now have some legislative support for policies they may need to or wish to develop to aid in regulating e-bikes in their communities.

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