---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*"
description: "Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1331"
citation: "New Jersey S 1331 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY TAX", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Madden, Fred H."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92175503-7985-491f-9f31-e2fba3447984"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5fe68ca3df431b43320b36a720587d520f8a7d2f646378ebca13b1ca0ffa1357"
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 1331 (218) — Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to exemption to residents of continuing care retirement communities.*

## 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/2018/Bills/S1500/1331_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1331_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (36-0) (Gopal) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3163 (2R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.203. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92175503-7985-491f-9f31-e2fba3447984`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).