---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.**"
description: "Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 846"
citation: "New Jersey S 846 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEV"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Gusciora, Reed", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c54a964b-d1ec-43c7-9a79-d9b45173d326"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "027e6cf1edc76158fcf5433e13cf86f1b6770438d6d5eef5d2882e2687ccb98a"
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 846 (218) — Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.**

## 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/S1000/846_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/846_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/846_R1a.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/846_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- MOTION TAB MOTION — **50–22** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **54–19** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **27–11** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **27–5** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — 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 Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (27-11) `passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Vainieri Huttle) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reviewed by the Sales Tax Review Commission Recommend to not enact
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3549 (1R)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Rooney)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Greenwald) (50-22-0)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (54-19-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (27-5) `passage`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.19. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c54a964b-d1ec-43c7-9a79-d9b45173d326`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).