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Bills released from committee: roundup of votes and brief descriptions
Summary
At the State and Local Government Committee meeting, multiple bills were amended and released, including measures on extracurricular pay (A3323), prosecutors' pay (A3930/S2471R), home‑business accessory use (A2623), temporary board appointments (A2890), SCRS membership (A3779), annuity limits (A4457), tax-assessment statute of limitations (A4473), school financing (A4533), UEZ expense definitions (A4534), and CPACE prevailing-wage treatment (A4540).
The Assembly State and Local Government Committee released a package of bills after brief presentations and limited debate. Key items released include:
• A3323 — Requires pay for extracurricular activities to be included in compensation for TPAP purposes; proponents from school administrators supported the measure and the committee released the bill.
• A3930 / S2471R — Amended to raise county prosecutors’ salaries, provide two years of automatic inflation adjustments, create a separate salary for presiding appellate division judges and allow certain retired judges to serve as county prosecutors; committee amended and released both bills.
• A2623 — Permits certain home businesses as accessory uses in residential zones subject to conditions to avoid nuisances; the New Jersey League of Municipalities opposed the bill citing zoning concerns, but the committee released the measure.
• A2890 — Permits the commissioner of labor and workforce development to appoint three temporary members to the board of review in the division of employment security; committee released the bill.
• A3779 / S2810 — Changes membership rules for the SCRS board of trustees by removing a requirement that two members be private citizens; troopers’ organizations expressed support and the bills were released.
• A4457 — Revises limits for certain annuity cash-surrender and withdrawal values from $100,000 to $250,000; committee adopted amendments and released the bill.
• A4473 — Eliminates the statute of limitations for income‑tax assessments that arise from erroneous refunds induced by fraud; committee released the bill.
• A4533 / A4534 — Bills addressing school‑facility financing mechanisms and changes to UEZ qualified assistance fund expenses (to include transportation infrastructure and allowable debt service) were released as amended.
• A4540 — Clarifies that CPACE financing is authority financial assistance and subjects such work to prevailing-wage requirements; committee released the bill.
Most of these measures were moved and released with recorded affirmative votes; committee members asked sponsors to continue negotiating details with stakeholders where concerns were raised.
