---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends economic recovery term under \"Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act\", bars appeal of certain property assessments by Garden State Growth Zone Development Entity.*"
description: "Extends economic recovery term under \"Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act\", bars appeal of certain property assessments by Garden State Growth Zone Development Entity.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 1537"
citation: "New Jersey A 1537 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEV", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Moen, William F.", "Spearman, William W."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d37f2cc-1de4-4151-886d-0f856e21ca0d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ac9681a163b2bb9e84762ca5418e9d52497d10ae68bd8761c0a49f192afc69a1"
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 1537 (219) — Extends economic recovery term under "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act", bars appeal of certain property assessments by Garden State Growth Zone Development Entity.*

## 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/2020/Bills/A2000/1537_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2000/1537_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–28** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (51-28-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2217 (1R)
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-2) `passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.30. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d37f2cc-1de4-4151-886d-0f856e21ca0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).