---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes municipality, county or school district to establish charitable funds for specific purposes; permits property tax credit for certain donations."
description: "Authorizes municipality, county or school district to establish charitable funds for specific purposes; permits property tax credit for certain donations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1893"
citation: "New Jersey S 1893 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHARITIES", "COUNTIES", "MUNICIPALITI", "PROPERTY TAX", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Freiman, Roy", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc17bbdd-b1b1-4cd6-8aa0-0c9e9df95926"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0724b46e9493181bd8b72459bbbdf6ae715b1ada7cb4eb7557b19c91b89f2993"
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 1893 (218) — Authorizes municipality, county or school district to establish charitable funds for specific purposes; permits property tax credit for certain donations.

## 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/S2000/1893_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1893_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **28–9** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **23–12** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TAB MOTION — **49–23** (pass) · lower
- TABLE MOTION — **25–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion To SS (Pennacchio)
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table SS (25-13) (Weinberg)
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (28-9) `passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3499 (1R)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Handlin)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Greenwald) (49-23-0)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-0-3) `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) (23-12) `passage`
- **2018-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.11. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc17bbdd-b1b1-4cd6-8aa0-0c9e9df95926`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).