Requires State to purchase certain unused tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020.
This bill requires the New Jersey state government to purchase unused tax credits from two specific programs: the New Jersey Aspire Program and the Cultural Arts Incentives Program. It mandates the Division of Taxation to buy these unused credits at 85% of their value, provided the tax credit certificate was issued at least one year before the purchase application. This applies to developers or holders who originally received these credits but did not use them. The bill changes prior law, which allowed the state to optionally purchase such credits, by making it mandatory for these two programs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Dec 19, 2024
Signed Jul 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · General Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
24–14
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.113.
executive
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-14)
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (60-16-2)
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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