Provides gross income tax exclusion for capital gains from sale of certain employer securities.
This bill excludes capital gains from the sale of company shares (employer securities) by small New Jersey businesses (fewer than 500 employees, not publicly traded, with headquarters in New Jersey) to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), New Jersey S corporations owned by ESOPs, or worker-owned cooperatives. It applies when the buyer ends up owning at least 30% of the business after the sale, directly benefiting employees who gain ownership stakes. The exclusion applies to the capital gains portion of these sales, reducing taxable income for affected employees. The law takes effect immediately for tax years starting after its enactment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about S 2550
Scope: NJ
Hi! I can help you understand S 2550. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline