Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing released nonviolent offenders.
This bill allows businesses in New Jersey to receive tax credits if they hire adults who have been released from incarceration for nonviolent crimes. The credits apply to both corporation business taxes and gross income taxes, offering a benefit equal to 15 percent of wages paid to each eligible employee, up to a maximum of $900 per person. To qualify, the offenders must not have committed violent acts or specific serious offenses, and the tax savings are limited to 50 percent of the total tax owed for the year. Any unused portion of the credit can be carried forward for up to seven years, and the law applies to wages paid after the bill is enacted.
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Introduction
May 2026
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Introduced May 7, 2026
Last action May 7, 2026
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May 7, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
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Gerry Scharfenberger
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