Removes limit in annual budget requests of certain county offices.
This bill removes a 2% annual limit on property tax increases for certain county offices. It specifically affects county clerks, surrogates, prosecutors, and sheriffs (referred to as "county constitutional officers" in the bill), allowing their budget requests for property tax portions to exceed the previous year's amount without the 2% cap. Currently, these offices must keep property tax increases for their budgets below 2% annually, but this bill eliminates that restriction. The change applies immediately to the next county budget cycle following enactment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
P
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Simonsen
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about A 1470
Scope: NJ
Hi! I can help you understand A 1470. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline