---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits county governing body, with approval of county board of taxation, to revise real property assessment calendar.*"
description: "Permits county governing body, with approval of county board of taxation, to revise real property assessment calendar.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 538"
citation: "New Jersey A 538 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "PROPERTY TAX", "PUB RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0be366d-ad21-4fe9-a7c9-7a01f584ecef"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b755297874074dccafc08a6359c20040e7e59522b216d40fd37443bf56ae6075"
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 538 (218) — Permits county governing body, with approval of county board of taxation, to revise real property assessment calendar.*

## 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/A1000/538_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/538_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/538_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2257 (1R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.94. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0be366d-ad21-4fe9-a7c9-7a01f584ecef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).