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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval."
+description: "Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 1427"
+citation: "New Jersey A 1427 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "LIBRARIES", "MUNICIPALITI"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Danielsen, Joe", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/625a1cb8-b09d-4fe8-a0b9-f3c838d6fd0b"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "70b580d93ceab3e7572b900dbc61e65559279c38ea7c8ff49fb3f42dec071b44"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 1427 (217) — Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1500/1427_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **52–14** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
+- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
+- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
+- Ciattarelli, Jack M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
+- Rice, Ronald L. — cosponsor (person)
+- Van Drew, Jeff — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (52-14-5) `passage`
+- **2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2633
+- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
+- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.260. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/625a1cb8-b09d-4fe8-a0b9-f3c838d6fd0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+