Directs ELEC to raise value threshold of pay-to-play prohibition for certain State, county, municipal, school board, and fire district contracts to align with threshold for awarding certain public contracts utilizing qualified purchasing agent.

This bill would require New Jersey's Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) to annually adjust the financial threshold for pay-to-play restrictions on government contracts. Currently set at $17,500, the threshold would be raised each year to match the state's public bidding threshold for counties, municipalities, and school districts, which is currently $44,000. Contracts with values below the adjusted threshold would be subject to different procurement rules depending on whether the contracting entity has a qualified purchasing agent. Entities with a qualified purchasing agent would use the adjusted threshold, while those without would remain subject to the $17,500 threshold. The bill aims to align pay-to-play restrictions with existing public contracting procedures without changing the underlying policy.