Modifies provisions of Cultural Arts Incentives Program, New Jersey Aspire Program, and Grow New Jersey Program; eliminates Community-Anchored Development Program.*
This bill modifies New Jersey's Cultural Arts Incentives Program by expanding eligibility to include organizations with at least some cultural enrichment mission, and by allowing National Park Service and partner developers to operate facilities without requiring the institution to own or operate them. It removes a provision allowing tax credits for operating reserves, permits limited pre-application construction (for maintenance, repairs, and environmental work), and changes the application process from competitive to rolling basis. The bill also repeals the Community-Anchored Development Program that was scheduled to begin in 2026 with a $1.2 billion funding cap.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · General Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
27–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.127.
executive
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (63-16-1)
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (27-12)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (57-21-0)
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
May 15, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
lower
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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