---
type: "Bill"
title: "Imposes surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain municipalities to fund fire services; provides for appropriation.*"
description: "Imposes surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain municipalities to fund fire services; provides for appropriation.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5688"
citation: "New Jersey A 5688 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOTELS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01271c01-246a-444d-8482-81cccb411dfe"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "8d5f448c7fdbf037fb1ba7d19099de9b89cc4931b6090a2d186e53d55406ce4c"
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 5688 (221) — Imposes surcharge on hotel occupancies in certain municipalities to fund fire services; provides for appropriation.*

## 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/A6000/5688_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ABU 6/26/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5688_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–8** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-30-1) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4475 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-8) `passage`
- **2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.158. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01271c01-246a-444d-8482-81cccb411dfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).