---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns local unit budget processes and related operations."
description: "Concerns local unit budget processes and related operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5240"
citation: "New Jersey A 5240 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOCAL BUDGET", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Egan, Kevin P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Schnall, Alexander"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-12-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a1bfa41-8105-4911-9c22-c017cf6eea6b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "4a41d28a4fdadc554babc3893d9024c6e3e76f3b7838f158fb3c3748f0e4faf0"
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 5240 (221) — Concerns local unit budget processes and related operations.

## 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/A5500/5240_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ASL 6/16/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5240_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Egan, Kevin P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Schnall, Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-4-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3941 (1R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.185. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a1bfa41-8105-4911-9c22-c017cf6eea6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).