---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires State to purchase certain unused tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020."
description: "Requires State to purchase certain unused tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5170"
citation: "New Jersey A 5170 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Pou, Nellie", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c91d1a2f-9390-4820-9943-07e9a4ede915"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "e3f4cf247960ba9838575745c64ae385306f76c333e6e7222e5568c70dd9d6a6"
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 5170 (221) — Requires State to purchase certain unused tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020.

## 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/A5500/5170_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 5/15/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5170_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **60–16** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (60-16-2) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4027 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-14) `passage`
- **2025-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.113. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c91d1a2f-9390-4820-9943-07e9a4ede915`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).