---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts sales of certain materials used in industrial sand casting processes from sales and use tax."
description: "Exempts sales of certain materials used in industrial sand casting processes from sales and use tax."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 515"
citation: "New Jersey S 515 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SALES TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1acd5062-c76c-490d-ada9-4fb1a68e4b8d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2870271b7239cfb2d977e7bd7984687b3c4aba0f28a63ca3352be81c19073044"
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 515 (218) — Exempts sales of certain materials used in industrial sand casting processes from sales and use tax.

## 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/S1000/515_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reviewed by the Sales Tax Review Commission Recommend to enact
- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reviewed by the Sales Tax Review Commission Recommend to enact
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4060
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.98. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1acd5062-c76c-490d-ada9-4fb1a68e4b8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).