---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows long term tax exemption extension for certain low-income housing.*"
description: "Allows long term tax exemption extension for certain low-income housing.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 538"
citation: "New Jersey S 538 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORD HOUS", "PROPERTY TAX", "SR CITIZENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Stack, Brian P.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wirths, Harold J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c73b758-0ae5-4c76-b55c-d802f3ba9aae"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fe43ae93827e7e86efaebb6cd7ed87d4a6b44b062b9621a4d4e004f23bd07265"
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 538 (218) — Allows long term tax exemption extension for certain low-income housing.*

## 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/S1000/538_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/538_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (37-0) (Oroho) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2536 (1R)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.297. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c73b758-0ae5-4c76-b55c-d802f3ba9aae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).