Bill > A455

Introduced Session

This bill permits a municipality to extend the 10-day grace period in which property taxes may be paid without accruing interest during a period in which a public health emergency has been declared by the Governor and is in effect, and would clarify the form and content of the notice required to be provided to property taxpayers when a municipality extends the 10-day grace period. The bill would require municipalities to provide notice to all taxpayers when the governing body extends the 10-day grace period during a public health emergency. The bill would permit the governing body of a municipality to satisfy the notice requirement by using either regular mail, or by using a telephonic system and one of the following alternatives: electronic mail, a text messaging system, or any other digital platform used by the municipality to disseminate information to municipal residents electronically. The municipality would also be required to notify the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs of its adoption of a resolution providing for an extension of the 10-day grace period not later than the third business day next following the municipal governing body's adoption of the resolution.

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Joe Danielsen (D)*,  Robert Karabinchak (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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