---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises definition of qualified assistance fund expenses under UEZ program to include costs of transportation infrastructure projects and related debt service."
description: "Revises definition of qualified assistance fund expenses under UEZ program to include costs of transportation infrastructure projects and related debt service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4534"
citation: "New Jersey A 4534 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEV", "TRANS PLAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Schnall, Alexander", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-06-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1742a18-1fb9-4286-ac70-b55f27d34fd2"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "2e50e25faa52de612dd9c009a9c188718f884e9cd2b59385a0b5c2d7cf84d832"
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 4534 (221) — Revises definition of qualified assistance fund expenses under UEZ program to include costs of transportation infrastructure projects and related debt service.

## 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/A5000/4534_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ASL 6/24/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4534_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 6/28/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4534_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–1** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Schnall, Alexander — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-1-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (40-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3439 (1R)
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.80. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1742a18-1fb9-4286-ac70-b55f27d34fd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).