---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Director of the Division of Taxation to establish 90-day State tax amnesty period that ends no later than January 15, 2019.**"
description: "Requires Director of the Division of Taxation to establish 90-day State tax amnesty period that ends no later than January 15, 2019.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3438"
citation: "New Jersey A 3438 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54b486d2-050f-434e-98be-424372fe69c0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d239c7681d4928642fa7d9899b6a50693c1434e0e229dabcdbb47c677b77e91e"
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 3438 (218) — Requires Director of the Division of Taxation to establish 90-day State tax amnesty period that ends no later than January 15, 2019.**

## 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/A3500/3438_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3500/3438_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3500/3438_R2a.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **56–15** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **26–12** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–19** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- WAIVE RULE 22:4a — **56–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-19-0) `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 S1841/2523 (SCS)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-1) `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 22:4a (Karabinchak) (56-15-0)
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-15-0) `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) (26-12) `passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.46. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54b486d2-050f-434e-98be-424372fe69c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).