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NJ ACR123

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Louis Greenwald

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes a temporary amendment to Article IV, Section I of the New Jersey Constitution to expand the powers of a State constitutional convention focused on property tax reform.

  • Allows the property tax reform constitutional convention to propose statutory changes (new laws, amendments, or repeals) in addition to constitutional amendments, provided these changes fall within the convention's mandate.

  • Requires voter approval of this amendment no later than the November 2027 general election when convention proposals would be submitted to voters; the convention itself must be authorized separately by voters in November 2026.

  • Any statutory changes approved by voters through this process may later be amended or repealed by the Legislature through normal legislative action.

  • The constitutional amendment would automatically expire three years after voter approval.

Legislative Description

Proposes temporary constitutional amendment allowing State constitutional convention convened to reform system of property taxation to propose statutory changes.

State and Local Government

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

State and Local Government2/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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