---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit; provides credit for child or dependent care expenses; taxes\"investment management services.\" *"
description: "Increases New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit; provides credit for child or dependent care expenses; taxes\"investment management services.\" *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3088"
citation: "New Jersey A 3088 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCOME TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dancer, Ronald S.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75f60ffc-04a8-4a2f-a6fe-5ed1e025308e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e5d62dd7624b9a3fdbe57e52ce7eaaf1cbaea108695c29d102f1aeefe0a02b67"
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 3088 (218) — Increases New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit; provides credit for child or dependent care expenses; taxes"investment management services." *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3500/3088_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3500/3088_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3500/3088_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **24–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–11** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- WAIVE RULE 22:4a — **51–20** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **51–20** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TAB MOTION — **51–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Bramnick)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Greenwald) (51-22-0)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-11-7) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S64/1515/2407 (SCS)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Waive Rule 22:4a (51-20-0)(Jimenez)
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (51-20-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-15) `passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.45. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75f60ffc-04a8-4a2f-a6fe-5ed1e025308e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).