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This concurrent resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to provide a property tax exemption for first responders who are injured in the line of duty. Specifically, the amendment would require the New Jersey Legislature to enact a law granting a 100 percent property tax exemption for the primary residence of police officers, firefighters, or emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who have been injured while performing their official duties and who qualify for an accidental disability pension. If approved by voters at a general election, this amendment would provide significant financial relief for these public safety professionals who have been seriously injured in the course of their work. The proposed amendment would be submitted to voters with a ballot question that explains the proposed tax exemption, allowing citizens to directly decide whether to add this provision to the state constitution. The resolution includes provisions for how the ballot question will be presented and specifies that the amendment must be published in at least one newspaper in each county at least three months before the general election.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/SCR120