There is good news from the NJ Legislature today. A bill (A3835), a slightly modified version of A1054 and discussed before, was introduced on Monday (12/11). The bill was voted on and passed in both the Assembly and Senate today (12/14). As far as I know, the bill awaits action by the governor. You can go to the website ( http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ ) and download the bill (i.e. do a search on A3835). From the Legislature's website:

A3835 Authorizes creation of sports and entertainment district and imposition of additional taxes therein to finance development of sports and entertainment facilities.
Passed both Houses


Identical Bill Number: A1054 (2R) S313 (1R)
Last Session Bill Number: A4359 (1R) S2919

Van Drew, Jeff as Primary Sponsor
Albano, Nelson T. as Primary Sponsor
Fisher, Douglas H. as Primary Sponsor
Burzichelli, John J. as Primary Sponsor



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12/11/2006 Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading
12/14/2006 Passed by the Assembly (48-30-0)
12/14/2006 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
12/14/2006 Substituted for S11
12/14/2006 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-6)

Introduced - 13 pages PDF Format HTML Format


Bill Etherington
NNJR