---
type: "Bill"
title: "Imposes surtax on corporation business tax liability; decouples certain provisions from Internal Revenue Code; imposes tax on certain dividends."
description: "Imposes surtax on corporation business tax liability; decouples certain provisions from Internal Revenue Code; imposes tax on certain dividends."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4202"
citation: "New Jersey A 4202 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUS TAXES", "CORPORATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/824740a2-b9cf-435c-80ef-961e7a9f56dc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fd4fa10e5ee335e3ba6862f89c8d13c6de03dd5d95fd47b101710a5f06b81dd4"
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 4202 (218) — Imposes surtax on corporation business tax liability; decouples certain provisions from Internal Revenue Code; imposes tax on certain dividends.

## 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/A4500/4202_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4202_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **41–23** (pass) · lower
- TABLE — **30–43** (fail) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **23–15** (pass) · upper
- WAIVE RULE 22:4a — **42–19** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **21–17** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **42–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+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, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Bucco) (30-43-0) (Lost)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (42-33-0) `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 S2746
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-17) `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 (Pintor Marin)(42-19-0)
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (41-23-0) `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) (23-15) `passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.48. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/824740a2-b9cf-435c-80ef-961e7a9f56dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).