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type: "Bill"
title: "Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 21 years of age to qualify.*"
description: "Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 21 years of age to qualify.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 838"
citation: "New Jersey A 838 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCOME TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b2ca06c-3187-4d3a-b5aa-8c9384b06e9e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "510a4dab39bb90b7ad44e08860b7ab66919d4a7ac5732f0a8523f787cbb88315"
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 838 (219) — Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 21 years of age to qualify.*
## 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/2020/Bills/A1000/838_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1000/838_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **372** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **130** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **790** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S835 (1R)
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-2) `passage`
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.98. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b2ca06c-3187-4d3a-b5aa-8c9384b06e9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).