Bill Text: NJ SCR120 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes constitutional amendment to provide property tax exemption for primary residence of police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician who suffers line of duty injury.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-30 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee [SCR120 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2024-SCR120-Introduced.html

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 120

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JANUARY 30, 2025

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JON M. BRAMNICK

District 21 (Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union)

Senator  ANTHONY M. BUCCO

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Proposes constitutional amendment to provide property tax exemption for primary residence of police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician who suffers line of duty injury.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Article VIII, Section I of the New Jersey Constitution by adding a new paragraph 8.

 

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

 

     1.  The following proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of New Jersey is hereby agreed to:

 

PROPOSED AMENDMENT

 

     Amend Article VIII, Section I by adding a new paragraph 8 to read as follows:

     8.  The Legislature shall enact a law granting a 100 percent property tax exemption for the primary residence of a police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician who has suffered an injury in the line of duty and who qualifies for an accidental disability pension.

 

     2.  When this proposed amendment to the Constitution is finally agreed to pursuant to Article IX, paragraph 1 of the Constitution, it shall be submitted to the people at the next general election occurring more than three months after the final agreement and shall be published at least once in at least one newspaper of each county designated by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Secretary of State, not less than three months prior to the general election.

 

     3. This proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be submitted to the people at that election in the following manner and form:

     There shall be printed on each official ballot to be used at the general election, the following:

     a. In every municipality in which voting machines are not used, a legend which shall immediately precede the question as follows:

     If you favor the proposition printed below make a cross (X), plus (+), or check (a) in the square opposite the word "Yes." If you are opposed thereto make a cross (X), plus (+) or check (a) in the square opposite the word "No."

     b. In every municipality the following question:

 

		CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF CERTAIN FIRST RESPONDERS
	YES	Do you approve amending the State Constitution to give a 100 percent property tax exemption to certain police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who are injured in the line of duty?  The Legislature would be required to enact a law granting the exemption.     The exemption would be for a police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician who qualifies for an accidental disability pension.  The exemption would apply to the primary residence of the police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician.
		INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT
	NO	This proposed amendment would exempt certain police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who are injured in the line of duty from all property taxes.  The Legislature would be required to enact a law granting the exemption.     The exemption would be for a police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician who qualifies for an accidental disability pension.  The exemption would apply to the primary residence of the officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician.     The exemption would mean that the police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician would not be required to pay any property taxes on their principal residence.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     If approved by the voters, this proposed constitutional amendment would require the Legislature to enact a law to provide a 100 percent property tax exemption for police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who have been injured in the line of duty and qualify for an accidental disability pension.  The exemption would be for the primary residence of the police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician.