---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows gross income taxpayers to use returns to make voluntary contributions to the Boy Scouts of America Councils in New Jersey."
description: "Allows gross income taxpayers to use returns to make voluntary contributions to the Boy Scouts of America Councils in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2221"
citation: "New Jersey A 2221 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCOME TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Russo, David C."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60e57e1d-3b3a-4569-a5c4-06e0060fbe50"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "de61ed92f793b4c46580c8fe1ffa844a0ad19321f1af2f521c0f97df65e46c27"
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 2221 (217) — Allows gross income taxpayers to use returns to make voluntary contributions to the Boy Scouts of America Councils in New Jersey.

## 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/2016/Bills/A2500/2221_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Russo, David C. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rumana, Scott T. — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2453
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.158. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60e57e1d-3b3a-4569-a5c4-06e0060fbe50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).