Appropriates $247,128,000 from "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; establishes process for authorizing future appropriations for debt defeasance and capital projects.
This bill appropriates $247.1 million from New Jersey's Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund: $222 million for the Department of Corrections to build a new women's correctional facility in Chesterfield Township (replacing Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women), and $25.1 million for other state capital projects recommended by the Capital Budgeting Commission. It also establishes a process for future fund use to pay off state debt without new borrowing, requiring the Joint Budget Oversight Committee to review and approve capital projects quarterly. If the committee misses a deadline, projects submitted over 45 days prior are automatically approved. The bill directly affects state agencies managing correctional facilities and capital construction projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jun 26, 2025
Signed Jun 30, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
25–14
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% 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
Jun 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.73.
executive
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-14)
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (51-28-0)
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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