THE
FOLLOWING BILLS WERE ENACTED
AS PUBLIC LAWS OF 2004:
Chapter 40 A-10006/28/2004
Increases homestead rebates for certain homestead owners, folds NJ SAVER rebates into the Homestead Rebate program and increases gross income tax rate for taxpayers with taxable income over $500,000 and temporarily adjusts withholding tax.
Chapter 42 A-310106/29/2004
Revises outdoor advertising law and local tax treatment of certain outdoor advertising signs.
Chapter 57 A-313006/30/2004
Expands State contractor business registration program to local government contracts, replaces noncompliance
penalty, requires contractors and their affiliates to collect State use tax.
Chapter 62 A-242006/30/2004
Authorizes $3 assessment on municipal court costs to upgrade Automated Traffic System.
Chapter 74S-170207/01/2004
Establishes lower limits for yearly local budget appropriations increase.
Chapter 78S-96707/02/2004
Clarifies mayor's authority to determine conditions of transfer, exchange, lease, acquisition, and sale of real
property in certain cities.
Permits local authorities to appropriate and transfer available surplus funds to municipality or county that created authority.
Chapter 89 S-136807/09/2004
Streamlines certain permitting in smart growth areas.
Chapter 95 A-163007/09/2004
Requires municipal prosecutors to review motor vehicle abstracts of DWI offenders prior to sentencing.
Chapter 96 A-177007/09/2004
NJLM - July 2004 Recently Enacted Legislation
NEWLY
ENACTED LAWS
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE
No. 4
2004-2005 Legislative
Session
July 26, 2004
THE
FOLLOWING BILLS WERE ENACTED
AS PUBLIC LAWS OF 2004:
Chapter 40 A-10006/28/2004
Increases homestead rebates for certain homestead owners, folds NJ SAVER rebates into the Homestead Rebate program and increases gross income tax rate for taxpayers with taxable income over $500,000 and temporarily adjusts withholding tax.
Chapter 42 A-310106/29/2004
Revises outdoor advertising law and local tax treatment of certain outdoor advertising signs.
Chapter 57 A-313006/30/2004
Expands State contractor business registration program to local government contracts, replaces noncompliance
penalty, requires contractors and their affiliates to collect State use tax.
Chapter 62 A-242006/30/2004
Authorizes $3 assessment on municipal court costs to upgrade Automated Traffic System.
Chapter 74S-170207/01/2004
Establishes lower limits for yearly local budget appropriations increase.
Chapter 78S-96707/02/2004
Clarifies mayor's authority to determine conditions of transfer, exchange, lease, acquisition, and sale of real
property in certain cities.
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