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legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-1707.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Exempts governmental entities acquiring lands for open space located in a deed-authorized common interest community from paying community fees if, at time of acquisition, community has never been formed or has been dissolved or discontinued."
+description: "Exempts governmental entities acquiring lands for open space located in a deed-authorized common interest community from paying community fees if, at time of acquisition, community has never been formed or has been dissolved or discontinued."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "S 1707"
+citation: "New Jersey S 1707 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["OPEN SPACE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Bateman, Christopher", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Space, Parker", "Wirths, Harold J."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bb93629-2b1a-4409-8950-7b18fea9dcd0"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "fb4ea2bd6ddd0549e51224fd91b7ae71474ca8b63c7bfe3746fae42bcb19c0d5"
+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 S 1707 (218) — Exempts governmental entities acquiring lands for open space located in a deed-authorized common interest community from paying community fees if, at time of acquisition, community has never been formed or has been dissolved or discontinued.
+
+## 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/2018/Bills/S2000/1707_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
+- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
+- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
+- Space, Parker — primary (person)
+- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
+- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2534
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
+- **2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.174. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bb93629-2b1a-4409-8950-7b18fea9dcd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+