Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
New Jersey's S 2951 authorizes the Director of Taxation to pay whistleblowers 15% to 30% of recovered taxes, penalties, or interest when they report construction industry employers violating state tax laws. Whistleblowers must provide specific, credible information that leads to an enforcement action, with awards capped at 10% if the information came from public sources like media or government reports. Employees of the Department of Treasury and those who planned the violations are ineligible, and whistleblowers convicted of related crimes forfeit any award. The bill also protects whistleblowers from retaliation under New Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2024
Last action Jul 24, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jul 24, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Jun 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carmen Amato
RRepublican
P
Paul Moriarty
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Singer
RRepublican
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
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