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NJ ACR130
NJ ACR130Proposes amendment to Constitution to require each house of the Legislature to meet four times annually solely to vote on bills that provide property tax relief.
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Introduced
04/04/2024
04/04/2024
In Committee
04/04/2024
04/04/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This proposed amendment to the State Constitution is intended to further the goal of providing property tax relief in New Jersey. The proposed amendment would require each house of the Legislature to devote four meetings a year solely to voting on bills that have been certified as providing property tax relief. Any such bill that passes in one house would have to be voted on in the second house within 60 days after passage in the first house. The proposed amendment does not require the Legislature to vote on every property tax legislation, or prohibit the Legislature from voting on any property tax legislation during any time other than a quarterly session. The Legislature would designate a person or entity that would have the responsibility of reviewing and certifying bills that provide property tax relief. To be certified as providing property tax relief, the bill could not increase or impose a tax, fee, or other assessment that generates revenue and would have to effect property taxes in a positive manner for property taxpayers. Such a bill would also have to provide for: direct property tax relief; education spending and funding reform and unit savings; civil service reform; pension, and health care benefit, and compensation reform; shared services; local government spending and funding reform and unit savings; government and ethics reform; low-income housing mandate reform; or repeal of State mandates.
AI Summary
This concurrent resolution proposes an amendment to the New Jersey State Constitution that would require each house of the Legislature to hold four quarterly meetings annually dedicated exclusively to voting on bills certified as providing property tax relief. Under this proposed amendment, when a property tax relief bill passes in one legislative house, the second house must vote on it within 60 days. The Legislature would be responsible for designating an entity to review and certify such bills, which cannot increase taxes or generate revenue and must address specific areas such as direct property tax relief, education spending reform, civil service reform, pension and healthcare benefit reforms, shared services, local government spending reforms, government ethics reforms, low-income housing mandate reforms, or state mandate repeals. Importantly, the resolution does not mandate that the Legislature must consider all property tax legislation or prevent them from voting on such legislation outside these quarterly sessions. The proposed amendment would be submitted to voters at a general election, with the constitutional change taking effect at noon on the second Tuesday in January following voter approval. The goal of this resolution is to create a structured, focused approach to addressing property tax relief in New Jersey.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 04/04/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/ACR130 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/ACR/130_I1.HTM |
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