---
type: "Bill"
title: "Imposes State sales and use tax and hotel and motel occupancy fee on transient accommodations; authorizes various municipal taxes and fees on transient accommodations."
description: "Imposes State sales and use tax and hotel and motel occupancy fee on transient accommodations; authorizes various municipal taxes and fees on transient accommodations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1753"
citation: "New Jersey A 1753 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOTELS", "SALES TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Quijano, Annette", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d842b94-32c4-42a9-afb5-47343336aa0e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "690b7a4ec0764cd88f76925428e15b45750f97537f46e667ad1befff74e2530b"
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 1753 (218) — Imposes State sales and use tax and hotel and motel occupancy fee on transient accommodations; authorizes various municipal taxes and fees on transient accommodations.

## 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/A2000/1753_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1753_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **42–33** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **21–18** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **41–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — 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 Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reviewed by the Sales Tax Review Commission Recommend to not enact
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (42-33-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (20-3) (Diegnan) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S749 (2R)
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (21-18) `passage`
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (41-29-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.49. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d842b94-32c4-42a9-afb5-47343336aa0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).