---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns assessment of buildings or structures on real property located in certain counties following material depreciation thereof."
description: "Concerns assessment of buildings or structures on real property located in certain counties following material depreciation thereof."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4673"
citation: "New Jersey A 4673 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTR CODES", "COUNTIES", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac295f31-5ab7-4157-93e5-cd3b7c35f02d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "283a4255deabbc73dfb3c2f3e76583efaa1a423b6628434bafbdbc823c830ac0"
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 4673 (217) — Concerns assessment of buildings or structures on real property located in certain counties following material depreciation thereof.

## 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/A5000/4673_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-1) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3095
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.228. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac295f31-5ab7-4157-93e5-cd3b7c35f02d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).