---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides counties discretion related to retirement of county debt service and amount that can be raised under property tax levy cap."
description: "Provides counties discretion related to retirement of county debt service and amount that can be raised under property tax levy cap."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2969"
citation: "New Jersey S 2969 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "PROPERTY TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e54bf4b-0258-42d3-a8f8-0e97451d57bb"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "61821a60e0ca67788c71ce6564dd1664f9255fa6fbd4b8821b98bbb4b29bce19"
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 S 2969 (221) — Provides counties discretion related to retirement of county debt service and amount that can be raised under property tax levy cap.

## 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/S3000/2969_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Assembly 3/18/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3000/2969_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 3/11/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3000/2969_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **52–22** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Pintor Marin) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4044 (2R)
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (53-22-2) `passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.8. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e54bf4b-0258-42d3-a8f8-0e97451d57bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).