---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts receipts from sales of materials, supplies, and services for certain affordable housing projects from sales and use tax."
description: "Exempts receipts from sales of materials, supplies, and services for certain affordable housing projects from sales and use tax."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 1495"
citation: "New Jersey A 1495 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORD HOUS", "SALES TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Swain, Lisa"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f137a94-f530-44fc-8668-934436e8f43b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "7f924e0df1b698dc6ac6f548670b4ae73d2262ce94605167323c1f27faf7a904"
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 1495 (221) — Exempts receipts from sales of materials, supplies, and services for certain affordable housing projects 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](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1500/1495_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 2/8/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1500/1495_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint AHO 1/29/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1500/1495_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–8** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-8-0) `passage`
- **2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1484 (2R)
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-6) `passage`
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.3. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f137a94-f530-44fc-8668-934436e8f43b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).