---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval."
description: "Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1427"
citation: "New Jersey A 1427 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "LIBRARIES", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Danielsen, Joe", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/625a1cb8-b09d-4fe8-a0b9-f3c838d6fd0b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "70b580d93ceab3e7572b900dbc61e65559279c38ea7c8ff49fb3f42dec071b44"
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 1427 (217) — Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1500/1427_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **52–14** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Ciattarelli, Jack M. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — cosponsor (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (52-14-5) `passage`
- **2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2633
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.260. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/625a1cb8-b09d-4fe8-a0b9-f3c838d6fd0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).