Bill Text: NJ S2642 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes fee refund program for businesses applying for permits, licenses, or certifications in this State.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-08 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee [S2642 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S2642-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator TROY SINGLETON
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes fee refund program for businesses applying for permits, licenses, or certifications in this State.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act establishing a fee refund program for businesses applying for permits, licenses, or certifications in this State and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, upon and after the effective date of this act, P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill), any State entity that issues permits, licenses, or certifications shall compile a catalog of the types of permits, licenses, or certifications it issues and submit that catalog to the Governor. The catalog shall include:
(1) a description of each type of permit, license, or certification issued by the State entity, the term thereof, and the statutory, regulatory, or other legal authority therefor;
(2) the method by which the State entity receives applications for each type of permit, license, or certification and when that method was last updated;
(3) the statutory, regulatory, or other legal authority governing the length of time within which the State entity must process applications for each type of permit, license, or certification;
(4) the application fee charged by the State entity for each type of permit, license, or certification, and the statutory, regulatory, or other legal authority therefor;
(5) the State entity's analysis and recommendation of the appropriate length of time to promptly process applications for each type of permit, license, or certification, after the applicant has properly and timely submitted all information required by the State entity to act upon the application; and
(6) other relevant information as requested.
b. Following receipt and review of the State entity catalogs, information, recommendations, and analyses, the Governor's office shall establish recommended application processing times for the various types of permits, licenses, and certifications, as appropriate.
c. Any State entity that exceeds the recommended application processing time as established after having received a completed application shall refund the amount of the application fee to the extent permitted by law. The refund shall have no bearing on the disposition of the underlying application.
d. For the purposes of this section, "State entity" means a State department or agency, board, commission, corporation, or authority.
2. This act shall take effect
on the 90th day after the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes a fee refund program for businesses applying for permits, licenses, or certifications in this State.
This bill requires State entities that issue permits, licenses, or certifications to compile a catalog of the types of permits, licenses, or certifications it issues and submit that catalog to the Governor. This bill establishes information to be included in the catalog.
This bill requires the Governor's office to establish recommended application processing times for the various types of permits, licenses, and certifications.
Any State entity that exceeds the recommended application processing time as established under this bill after having received a completed application will refund the amount of the application fee to the extent permitted by law. The refund will have no bearing on the disposition of the underlying application.
This bill defines "State entity" as a State department or agency, board, commission, corporation, or authority.
