---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifies stadiums and arenas owned by local government entities are exempt from property taxation."
description: "Clarifies stadiums and arenas owned by local government entities are exempt from property taxation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2574"
citation: "New Jersey A 2574 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gusciora, Reed", "Kean, Sean T."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d78fff60-5ddb-4597-872f-6c951b0b7d1c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d3206725d63da6c713fc666cc58bc0478728b05fee1ef8c126e628bd91da68d4"
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 2574 (217) — Clarifies stadiums and arenas owned by local government entities are exempt from property taxation.

## 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/A3000/2574_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **27–2** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **59–9** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+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 (59-9-9) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (27-2) `passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.65. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d78fff60-5ddb-4597-872f-6c951b0b7d1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).