New Jersey S 2730: Establishes "New Jersey Complete Count Commission."

Bill Text

S2730 

SENATE, No. 2730 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator GORDON M. JOHNSON

District 37 (Bergen)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits business receiving State development 
subsidies from making certain campaign contributions.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act prohibiting businesses receiving State development 
subsidies from making certain campaign contributions and supplementing P.L.1973, 
c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.).

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� As used in P.L.��� , c.��� 
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill):

���� "Development 
subsidy" means the authorizing of or providing to a recipient business an 
amount of funds by or from a State agency with a value of not less than $25,000 
for the purpose of stimulating economic development in New 
 Jersey, including, but not limited to, any bond, grant, loan, loan guarantee, 
matching fund, or any tax expenditure.� "Development subsidy" shall 
not mean: a. any contract under which a State agency purchases or otherwise 
procures goods, services, or construction on an unsubsidized basis, including 
any contract solely for the construction or renovation of a facility owned by a 
State agency; b. any authorizing or providing of funds by or from a State 
agency to a recipient business, including by means of a tax expenditure, for 
the exclusive purpose of the development or production of affordable housing, 
for the exclusive purpose of subsidizing site remediation, recycling, commuter 
transportation assistance, pollution reduction, energy conservation, or other 
programs to improve the environment, or for the exclusive purpose of providing 
benefits to employees of the recipient business; or c. any authorizing or 
providing of funds by or from a State agency to a non-profit organization, 
including by means of a tax expenditure, for the exclusive purpose of 
subsidizing the development of facilities used to provide recreational, 
educational, arts, or cultural programs, or childcare or healthcare services.

���� �Person� shall have the same 
meaning as provided in section 37 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-37).

���� "State agency" means 
the State of New Jersey or any agency, instrumentality, or authority of the 
State that provides a development subsidy to a recipient business and, in the 
case of a tax expenditure related to any tax paid to the State, �State agency� 
means the State Treasurer or the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, as 
applicable.� �State agency� shall not mean a political subdivision of the 
State.

���� "Recipient business" 
means any non-governmental person, business, corporation, association, 
operation, firm, partnership, trust, or other form of business association or 
other business entity during one or more calendar years in which the business 
receives a development subsidy, or any benefit thereof, from a State agency.

���� "Tax expenditure" 
means the amount of foregone tax collections due to any abatement, reduction, 
exemption, or credit against any State tax, including, but not limited to, 
taxes on raw materials, inventories or other assets, taxes on gross receipts, 
income, or sales, and any use, excise, or utility tax.� "Tax 
expenditure" shall not mean any credit against any tax liability of an 
employee or any personal exemption, homestead rebate, credit, or deduction for 
the expenses of a household or individual, or other reduction of the tax 
liability of an individual or household.

���� 2.��� A recipient business, or 
any holding, affiliate, or subsidiary company thereof, or any officer, 
director, key employee, or principal employee of a recipient business or of any 
holding, affiliate, or subsidiary company thereof, or any person or agent on 
behalf of a recipient business, holding, affiliate, or subsidiary company 
thereof, shall not directly or indirectly, pay or contribute any money or thing 
of value to any candidate for nomination or election to any public office in 
this State, or to any political party committee or legislative leadership 
committee in this State, or to any group, committee, or association organized 
in support of that candidate or political party, except that the provisions of 
this section shall not be construed to prohibit any individual who is a 
candidate for public office in this State from contributing to the individual's 
own campaign.

���� 3.��� a.� Any person who is 
determined by the Election Law Enforcement Commission to have made, or caused 
to be made, a political contribution prohibited by the provisions of P.L.��� , 
c. (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this 
bill) is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and subject to the penalties 
therefor, except that the amount of a fine may be up to $200,000, and in the 
case of a person ot