A 4928 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes eligibility requirements for State small business set-aside program.

This bill clarifies eligibility rules for New Jersey's State small business set-aside program, which helps direct state government contracts to small businesses. It specifies that employee count requirements apply only to businesses without a federal revenue standard (13 CFR §121.201), and changes how gross revenue is calculated: businesses must now use a 5-year average (instead of 3 years) of revenue history for eligibility. This directly affects businesses seeking state contracts under the program, requiring updated revenue reporting. The changes update the existing Set-Aside Act (P.L.1983, c.482) and supersede certain existing regulations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Oct 21, 2024 Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.254.
executive
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
Jun 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-1-2)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
lower
6 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors