---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commiss"
description: "Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commiss"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 1135"
citation: "New Jersey A 1135 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHARITIES", "HEALTH FAC", "PROPERTY TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Singleton, Troy", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce84aec6-cdc1-453c-8e2f-c9fcd12afb76"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1b906592ce0f363f9a88218c082a4ee9b4ddaf427f9b9d59cc860358683d6bc1"
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 1135 (219) — Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commiss

## 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/2020/Bills/A1500/1135_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1500/1135_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–2** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **66–10** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **18–4** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–14** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-10-1) `passage`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S357/624 (SCS/1R)
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-14) `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-10-3) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.17. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce84aec6-cdc1-453c-8e2f-c9fcd12afb76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).