A 5277 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes public awareness campaign and call center for certain property tax relief programs; requires submission of annual report by Stay NJ Task Force.

This bill establishes a public awareness campaign and multilingual call center to help New Jersey residents understand and apply for six property tax relief programs, including the ANCHOR, Homestead, and Stay NJ programs. The campaign will provide clear information on eligibility, application processes, and required documentation for these programs, while the call center offers real-time assistance navigating applications. The Stay NJ Task Force must submit annual reports detailing program administration, including applications processed, payments made, and recommendations for system improvements. These requirements aim to simplify access to tax relief for eligible homeowners, seniors, veterans, and disabled residents. The bill mandates these changes without altering the existing programs' eligibility or benefit amounts.
Sub-Topics: Property Tax
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Oct 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Reprint AAP 6/19/25 1R · 4 edits
MODERATE
The Assembly Appropriations Committee reported this bill with two substantive amendments: a new requirement that the property tax relief call center be physically located in New Jersey and staffed by employees or contractors present at that facility (preventing outsourcing to out-of-state operations), and a change to the effective date from immediate to 180 days after enactment. Two additional Assembly sponsors were also added.
Scope change
The bill's scope is narrowed by requiring the call center to operate from within New Jersey with on-site staff, and its timeline is extended by adding a 180-day delay before the requirements take effect.
REQUIREMENT

New subsection 3.c requires the call center to be located at a facility in New Jersey and staffed by division employees or contractors who are physically present at that facility when providing assistance, effectively prohibiting outsourcing of call center operations out of state.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from 'immediately' to '180 days following the date of enactment,' giving the Division of Taxation a six-month window to stand up the call center and public awareness campaign before they become mandatory.

SCOPE

Two new Assembly sponsors were added: Tennille R. McCoy (District 14, Mercer and Middlesex) and Luanne M. Peterpaul (District 11, Monmouth).

TECHNICAL

The bill's Statement section (a summary of the bill's provisions typically included in introduced versions) was removed in the committee reprint.

Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025

How they voted

771
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 80
Jun 30, 2025
D Democratic52
52 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 1 Nay 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Oct 20, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (77-1-1)
lower
Jun 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors