ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 65

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

217th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  JON M. BRAMNICK

District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)

Assemblyman  PARKER SPACE

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Handlin, Assemblyman Russo, Assemblywoman Schepisi, Assemblymen Ciattarelli, Peterson, Assemblywoman N.Munoz, Assemblymen C.A.Brown, S.Kean, DiMaio, Rible and Assemblywoman Phoebus

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Provides for special session of Legislature to consider property tax relief and reform.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  

A Concurrent Resolution providing for the convening of a special session of the Legislature to address property tax relief and reform in this State.

 

Whereas, New Jersey's property taxes, which support county and municipal governments and the public schools, are among the highest in the nation; and

Whereas, The current system of property taxation has placed an enormous burden on the residents of this State; and

Whereas, This State's high property taxes result from the inequitable and nonuniform application of school funding; and

Whereas, There is a dire need to reform property taxes which are stifling the State's economy, making home ownership impossible for many, and disproportionately burdening the elderly, the young, and low income families; and

Whereas, Remedying the problems associated with high property taxes is a legislative responsibility; and

Whereas, There is a need for the Legislature to convene in a special session dedicated solely to addressing property tax relief and reform in this State; now, therefore,

 

     Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey (the Senate concurring):

 

     1.    The presiding officer of each House of the Legislature shall convene a special session of that house, within seven days of final passage of this concurrent resolution, which shall be devoted solely to consideration of the issue of property tax relief and reform in this State and which shall devise and consider ways of implementing that relief and reform.  The presiding officer and the minority leader of each house shall each present bills to be considered by that house at the special session and each such bill shall be voted on by the members of that house.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This concurrent resolution provides for the convening of a special session of the Legislature for the purpose of considering property tax relief and reform.