Loading chat...

NJ A4787

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Don Guardian

Click for details

Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a new urban enterprise zone in Atlantic City for a 10-year period, increasing the maximum number of enterprise zones statewide from 32 to 33

  • Qualifies businesses operating on casino properties for enterprise zone benefits, provided they are not owned by the casino and meet standard program criteria; casinos themselves are explicitly excluded from qualified business status

  • Entitles certified businesses in the Atlantic City zone to a 50% exemption from state sales tax under the Sales and Use Tax Act

  • Targets Atlantic City specifically through population and geographic criteria: municipalities with casino gaming authorized, population between 38,500 and 40,500, located in a fifth-class county with population between 260,000 and 300,000

  • Requires applications to be submitted within 90 days of the act's effective date, with zone designation occurring within 90 days of application submittal

Legislative Description

"Atlantic City Urban Enterprise Zone and Property Tax Relief Act"; creates urban enterprise zone in Atlantic City for 10 years.

Commerce and Economic Development

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee

3/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Economic Development3/19/2026

Full Bill Text

No bill text available