---
type: "Bill"
title: "Excludes certain out-of-State businesses and employees from certain taxes, fees, and business registration requirements when temporarily performing in-State work or services during declared disaster or emergency."
description: "Excludes certain out-of-State businesses and employees from certain taxes, fees, and business registration requirements when temporarily performing in-State work or services during declared disaster or emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2518"
citation: "New Jersey S 2518 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISASTERS", "EMERG MGMT", "TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Quijano, Annette", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1002f1fb-cef9-4a3b-ac68-41003a4497dc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "faeada12b5c622d26731ac6aa1bce4f2b61b87674d9e77534dd9e6bf66de53ca"
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 2518 (218) — Excludes certain out-of-State businesses and employees from certain taxes, fees, and business registration requirements when temporarily performing in-State work or services during declared disaster or emergency.

## 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/S3000/2518_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2518_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3699 (2R)
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.7. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1002f1fb-cef9-4a3b-ac68-41003a4497dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).