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NJ A1429
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shama Haider
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AI Summary
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Exempts volunteer first responders from unemployment compensation law coverage when their stipends (including clothing allowances) fall below the threshold that would qualify as compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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Excludes municipal stipends and clothing allowances paid to volunteer first responders from New Jersey gross income for state tax purposes
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Defines "volunteer first responder" as volunteer firefighters, volunteer members of first aid/emergency/ambulance/rescue squad associations, and other individuals dispatched to accidents or emergencies to provide medical care or assistance
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Tax exclusion applies to taxable years beginning after January 1 of the year following enactment
Legislative Description
Exempts certain volunteer first responders from coverage under "unemployment compensation law"; excludes from gross income amounts received for certain volunteer emergency services.
Appropriations
Last Action
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
10/24/2024