---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal."
description: "Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 544"
citation: "New Jersey A 544 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barnes, Peter J.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Stack, Brian P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/530092dd-d218-4f6d-b21f-161976fe7d12"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "67b1b30d93b447e057fb777b12f7a0ae1e7052e82e86ca3f2853b42c38ba7167"
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 544 (217) — Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.

## 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/A1000/544_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1000/544_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **77–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barnes, Peter J. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Oliver, Sheila Y. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — 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 Housing and Community Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Stack) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S385 (1R)
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.16. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/530092dd-d218-4f6d-b21f-161976fe7d12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).