Committees · 2012–2013 Session
A General Assembly committee, in every session since the 2002–2003 session.
Called Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture in the 2024–2025 session.
Other sessions: 2026–2027 · 2024–2025 · 2022–2023 · 2020–2021 · 2018–2019 · 2016–2017 · 2014–2015 · 2010–2011 · 2008–2009 · 2006–2007 · 2004–2005 · 2002–2003
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Democrat · 29th District
Democrat · 15th District
Republican · 25th District
Democrat · 37th District
Democrat · 4th District
Republican · 21st District
Democrat · 7th District
Democrat · 35th District
Bills sent to the committee in the 2012–2013 Session.
Bills sent116
2% of the bills the General Assembly sent to committees
Reported out16%
19 of 116; 6 moved on without a report, 91 stopped in committee
Time in committee109 days
most between 59 and 314 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
Each session over its whole term. The 2026–2027 is so far.
2026–2027213 bills
reported 7% · typically 55 days, most 28–56 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2024–2025449 bills
reported 18% · typically 38 days, most 3–146 · 0 amendments · 12 members
2022–2023257 bills
reported 17% · typically 34 days, most 4–217 · 0 amendments · 10 members
2020–2021208 bills
reported 28% · typically 14 days, most 6–84 · 0 amendments · 10 members
2018–2019144 bills
reported 22% · typically 77 days, most 30–161 · 0 amendments · 14 members
2016–2017173 bills
reported 34% · typically 157 days, most 26–315 · 0 amendments · 13 members
2014–2015192 bills
reported 28% · typically 140 days, most 63–245 · 0 amendments · 10 members
2012–2013116 bills
reported 16% · typically 109 days, most 59–314 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2010–2011164 bills
reported 35% · typically 32 days, most 7–129 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2008–2009107 bills
reported 29% · typically 102 days, most 25–171 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2006–200792 bills
reported 22% · typically 73 days, most 20–133 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2004–200581 bills
reported 35% · typically 67 days, most 9–135 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2002–200387 bills
reported 25% · typically 52 days, most 31–98 · 0 amendments · 6 members
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2012–2013 Session, newest first.
Assembly Bill 4562 · Revises law concerning the rights and responsibilities of motor vehicle franchisees and franchisors.
Sent December 16, 2013 · Moved on without a report after 21 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4501 · "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act II of 2013."
Sent November 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4448 · Establishes a cybersecurity investment incentive tax credit program.
Sent November 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4292 · Provides corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization, and expansion, or hiring and training of new employees for manufacturing purposes.
Sent June 24, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4160 · Modernizes business filing statutes to include entity conversion and domestication.
Sent June 6, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4028 · Establishes State pension fund preference for certain in-State infrastructure investment.
Sent April 29, 2013 · Reported out after 227 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Senate Bill 2391 · Prohibits retail dealers of motor fuels from requiring identification or proof of residency to purchase motor fuel or from refusing to sell motor fuel based on location of any person's residence.
Sent March 21, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3848 · Revises permitted amount of surcharge on admission charges at major places of amusement.
Sent March 7, 2013 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 3817 · Establishes Job Opportunity Benefit Program to provide tax credits to certain businesses having large number of employees in the State.
Sent February 11, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3778 · Establishes microenterprise training program and assistance for micro entrepreneurs.
Sent February 7, 2013 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 3695 · Allows host municipalities to offer property tax abatements on former Fort Monmouth property under terms and conditions established by those municipalities.
Sent January 17, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3661 · Requires EDA to issue report concerning conveyance of real property.
Sent January 14, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3680 · "The New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013."**
Sent January 14, 2013 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 3629 · Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to businesses for purchase of certain alternative-power trucks.*
Sent January 8, 2013 · Reported out after 314 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 3643 · Provides three years of partial funding to urban enterprise zone assistance fund for Hurricane Sandy relief.
Sent January 8, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3655 · Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Sent January 8, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3604 · Directs NJEDA to establish pilot program to assist with permit and approval process related to redevelopment of certain properties.
Sent December 13, 2012 · Reported out after 364 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 3615 · Codifies protections set forth in certain case law and limits use of eminent domain under the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
Sent December 13, 2012 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 3064 · Requires certain entities to be equipped with generators and allows those entities to qualify for NJEDA loans for cost of generators.
Sent December 3, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3468 · Permits certain businesses to qualify for NJEDA loans for cost of alternative power generation devices; requires toll road authority contracts to provide for alternative power generation devices at service stations.
Sent December 3, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3386 · "New Jersey Venture Investment and Employment Program Act;" establishes program under NJ EDA to provide for qualified investments of capital in qualified businesses.
Sent October 15, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3336 · Permits NJ boat manufacturers to qualify for EDA loans for renewable energy technology, equipment, or systems.
Sent October 11, 2012 · Moved on without a report after 119 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 3289 · "The New Jersey Social Innovation Act"; establishes social innovation loan pilot program and study commission within EDA.**
Sent September 27, 2012 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed
Assembly Bill 3294 · Adjusts the business employment incentive program to allow certain small medical practices to qualify for program participation.
Sent September 27, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3063 · Establishes "port support zone" surrounding certain ports and marine terminals.
Sent September 24, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3242 · Prohibits State departments and agencies from requiring or considering compliance by municipalities with State Development and Redevelopment Plan in certain circumstances.
Sent September 24, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3243 · Establishes "Art in Storefronts" initiative within the Main Street New Jersey program.
Sent September 24, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3223 · Establishes the "Neighborhood Scholar Revitalization Pilot Program."
Sent July 30, 2012 · Reported out after 280 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Senate Bill 1361 · Permits DCA to nominate a municipality as a qualified municipality for purposes of NJ Redevelopment Authority program participation.
Sent June 21, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3123 · Revises law concerning derivative proceedings and shareholder class actions.
Sent June 18, 2012 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 3042 · Authorizes creation of 33rd urban enterprise zone in Linden City.
Sent June 7, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3043 · Allows corporation business tax or gross income tax credits to developers for certain capital investments for repurposing qualified health care facilities.*
Sent June 7, 2012 · Moved on without a report after 11 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 3049 · Allows certain business combinations between resident domestic corporations and interested stockholders.
Sent June 7, 2012 · Reported out after 109 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 3050 · Allows corporate shareholder meeting participation by remote communication and clarifies remedies for dissenting shareholders.
Sent June 7, 2012 · Reported out after 109 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Senate Bill 1562 · Increases amount of tax credits authorized to be issued under Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program and extends application deadline.*
Sent June 7, 2012 · Moved on without a report after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 2923 · Creates regional economic developmnet council program; appropriates $10,000,000.
Sent May 14, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2925 · Requires municipalities to submit economic growth plans to DCA for approval of continued participation in the urban enterprise zone program.
Sent May 14, 2012 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed
Assembly Bill 2934 · Provides gross income tax deduction for certain moving expenses for taxpayer moving to New Jersey to commence work in State.
Sent May 14, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2775 · Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Sent May 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2817 · "New Jersey Transit Villages Act."
Sent May 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2715 · Allows certain materials to be included in corporation's proxy solicitation materials.
Sent March 12, 2012 · Reported out after 420 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2480 · '"Invest in New Jersey First' Act;" requires preference in awarding certain contracts for critical infrastructure projects.
Sent February 21, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2442 · Increases maximum total amount of tax credits allowable under "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act" from $1,500,000,000 to $2,500,000,000, and under "Grow New Jersey Assistance Act" from $200,000,000 to $400,000,000.
Sent February 16, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2401 · Requires Director of Division of Taxation to study impact of State business income taxes on business out-migration, business formation, and employment.
Sent February 6, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2411 · Creates New Jersey Business Action Center.
Sent February 6, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2207 · Concerns reviews of State's economic development incentives.
Sent February 2, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2215 · Provides for sales tax exemption for advanced technology partial zero emission vehicles, imposes surcharge on certain automobiles, and deletes surcharge on certain automobiles.
Sent February 2, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2271 · Extends for 18 months application submission deadline to EDA for review and approval of certain construction projects involving public institutions of higher education.
Sent February 2, 2012 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2122 · Permits small, women or minority owned businesses located in designated regional centers to qualify for loans from EDA as if located in designated urban center.
Sent January 30, 2012 · Moved on without a report after 255 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2155 · Provides certain retirees from public police departments the right to hawk, peddle and vend.
Sent January 30, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2052 · Provides exemption from tax on sales of certain energy saving products and services purchased from businesses located in UEZ.
Sent January 17, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 55 days
Assembly Bill 2059 · Provides corporation business tax credit for certain New Jersey news, weather, and sports content production expenses.
Sent January 17, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 159 · Allows New Jersey S corporations to elect to transfer corporation business tax credits to shareholders to apply against the shareholders' gross income tax liability.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 173 · Authorizes creation of 33rd urban enterprise zone in Belleville Township.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Assembly Bill 174 · Broadens criteria for certain municipalities to qualify as having UEZ-impacted business districts.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 202 · Provides grants to eligible businesses equal to 5% of annual base salary of new employees hired under employment grant component of Invest in New Jersey Business Grant Program.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 204 · Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 287 · Expands "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit" program to municipalities with casino gaming.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 288 · Establishes innovation zone program and creates innovation zone around Aviation Research and Technology Park in Atlantic County.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 430 · Establishes New Jersey Borough Enterprise Zone Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Assembly Bill 443 · Requires NJ Commission on Science and Technology to establish a science and technology business assistance service.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 469 · Expands eligible municipalities under the "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act" to include Harrison Town in Hudson County.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 543 · Excludes gains on sales of certain real estate purchases from taxation under corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 649 · Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential and other private property under redevelopment laws.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 702 · Allows firms, designated as qualified UEZ businesses, that experience economic hardship to lower employment levels without losing that designation.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 706 · Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 725 · Provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes to small and medium-sized businesses for certain export and export promotion activity; designated as the Export Promotion Tax Credit Act.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 758 · Creates New Jersey Business Action Center.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 776 · Expands eligibility under the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act by broadening certain municipal qualifier provisions.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 821 · Requires owners of certain newly developed shopping centers to provide electric vehicle charging stations.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 822 · Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 828 · Concerns UEZ funding to qualifying municipalities.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Assembly Bill 868 · Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 883 · Provides that sales by UEZ retailers of items delivered to location outside of the UEZ shall not qualify for partial exemption from the sales tax.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Assembly Bill 1020 · Establishes "Study Commission on E-Licensing."
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1022 · Establishes linked deposit program allowing State Treasurer to deposit State funds at below market interest rates with certain banks.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Reported out after 422 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1025 · Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zones in Garfield, Harrison, Keansburg, and two joint urban enterprise zones, one in Cliffside Park and Fairview, and one in Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1053 · Prohibits local governments from acquiring by condemnation any airport that has had its development rights purchased.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1081 · Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in port district of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1089 · Establishes Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer to monitor efforts to promote participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1127 · Establishes "Small Business Revolving Loan and Credit Enhancement Fund" within EDA to provide loans and credit enhancement assistance to certain small businesses.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1132 · Provides tax credit against corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain small businesses receiving qualifying loans.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1155 · Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain high-efficiency home heating equipment.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Assembly Bill 1167 · Creates grant program for newly established small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1168 · Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1170 · Provides tax credits to certain businesses for certain capital investment in qualified business facilities and qualified residential projects located in vicinity of designated transit villages.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1173 · Extends for three years application submission deadline to EDA for review and approval of certain construction projects involving public institutions of higher education.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1178 · Extends certain business tax credit programs to the gross income tax.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1254 · Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1262 · Concerns contributions to special funds made through the gross income tax return.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1271 · Requires a review of corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit programs for payments to interns.*
Sent January 10, 2012 · Reported out after 132 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 1272 · Authorizes creation of economic recovery districts; authorizes certain economic recovery district management corporations to issue bonds secured by incentive grants.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1276 · Authorizes municipality to provide for imposition and collection of special assessment to secure developer's recovery of cost of certain improvements in connection with redevelopment project.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1376 · Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1381 · Provides corporation business tax incentives for life sciences research.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1385 · Creates new taxable category of alcoholic beverages called flavored malt beverages, imposes separate rate of taxation on new category pursuant to alcoholic beverages tax and allocates associated revenue.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1393 · Requires corporations qualifying for State development subsidy grants to repay entire grant amount if corporation fails to uphold grant terms.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Reported out after 678 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1403 · Reduces sales tax rate on certain sales and admission charges at places of amusement in urban enterprise zone areas and provides that sales tax revenue be for municipal purposes.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Assembly Bill 1510 · Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1554 · Concerns eligible municipalities under the urban transit hub credit.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1583 · Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1596 · Creates "New Jersey Life Science Internship Challenge" program.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Reported out after 132 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1618 · Permits publication of legal notices by governments and individuals on official government website instead of newspaper.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1620 · Designated "New Jersey Economic Development Promotion Act"; streamlines and reorganizes State economic development statutes in order to promote administrative efficiency.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1638 · Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1641 · Exempts from payment certain taxes and energy charges for manufacturing facilities.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1643 · Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1650 · Requires "just compensation" for condemnation of single-family residence to be based on cost of comparable relocation properties.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1718 · Authorizes designation of joint urban enterprise zone by Urban Enterprize Zone Authority.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1726 · Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1749 · Authorizes creation of 33rd urban enterprise zone in Town of Harrison, Hudson County.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Assembly Bill 1754 · Modifies certain procedures for the assignment of franchise interests regarding the retail sale of motor fuel.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1760 · Prohibits use of jobs relocated within State in calculation of net positive benefit under "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act."
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1957 · Allows Eatontown, Oceanport, and Tinton Falls mayors to designate council member to represent them as members of Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 37 days
Assembly Bill 1966 · Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2005 · Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for qualified investment in certain biotechnology businesses.
Sent January 10, 2012 · Moved on without a report after 331 days · then passed the General Assembly