Requires DCA to survey and report on special improvement districts and downtown business improvement zones.*
This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to survey all municipalities and create a public list identifying every special improvement district and downtown business improvement zone in the state. The DCA must publish this list online within six months of the bill's enactment and update it every two years thereafter. Special improvement districts are areas where property owners pay extra fees for local services like street cleaning or marketing, typically managed by local business associations. The bill focuses on transparency by making this information publicly accessible, without changing how these districts operate or their funding.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 13, 2024
Last action Jan 14, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024
How they voted
73–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 80
Dec 19, 2024
D
Democratic52
88% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
lower
Oct 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Wimberly)
lower
Oct 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 13, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Reginald Atkins
DDemocratic
P
Shavonda Sumter
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
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