---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts governmental entities acquiring lands for open space located in a deed-authorized common interest community from paying community fees if, at time of acquisition, community has never been formed or has been dissolved or discontinued."
description: "Exempts governmental entities acquiring lands for open space located in a deed-authorized common interest community from paying community fees if, at time of acquisition, community has never been formed or has been dissolved or discontinued."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1707"
citation: "New Jersey S 1707 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["OPEN SPACE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Bateman, Christopher", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Space, Parker", "Wirths, Harold J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bb93629-2b1a-4409-8950-7b18fea9dcd0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fb4ea2bd6ddd0549e51224fd91b7ae71474ca8b63c7bfe3746fae42bcb19c0d5"
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 S 1707 (218) — Exempts governmental entities acquiring lands for open space located in a deed-authorized common interest community from paying community fees if, at time of acquisition, community has never been formed or has been dissolved or discontinued.

## 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/S2000/1707_I1.HTM)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2534
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.174. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bb93629-2b1a-4409-8950-7b18fea9dcd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).