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S288 • 2026

Requires MVC to establish certain surcharge promotional incentives every three years.

Requires MVC to establish certain surcharge promotional incentives every three years.

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Turner, Shirley K.
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires MVC to establish certain surcharge promotional incentives every three years.

Requires MVC to establish certain surcharge promotional incentives every three years.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires MVC to establish certain surcharge promotional incentives every three years.
  • Topic: Budget and Appropriations Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

  2. 2026-03-19 New Jersey Legislature

    Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

  3. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires MVC to establish certain surcharge promotional incentives every three years.
Topic:
Budget and Appropriations
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S288 TR

SENATE, No. 288

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires MVC to establish certain surcharge
promotional incentives every three years.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Law and Public Safety
Committee with technical review.

��

An Act
concerning motor vehicle surcharges and amending P.L.2009,
c.224.�

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 2 of P.L.2009,
c.224 (C.39:2A-42) is amended to read as follows:�

���� 2. a. Notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law to the contrary, no later than six months
[
from the date
of enactment of this act
]

following the effective date of P.L.��� , c.����� (pending before the
Legislature as this bill)
, and
[
periodically
]

every
three years
thereafter, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Commission shall establish promotional payment incentives and shall
offer such incentives to any driver who has failed to pay any motor vehicle
surcharges levied pursuant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) of subsection b.
of section 6 of P.L.1983, c.65 (C.17:29A-35) or who has been authorized by the
chief administrator to pay a surcharge levied pursuant to paragraph (1) or
paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1983, c.65 (C.17:29A-35) on
an installment basis.� The promotional payment incentives afforded under this
subsection shall not apply to surcharges levied pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1983, c.65 (C.17:29A-35) nor shall any driver
who has any outstanding surcharges levied pursuant to that paragraph be
eligible to participate in any promotional payment incentives established by
the chief administrator.

���� Promotional payment incentives
may include, but need not be limited to, waivers of down payments necessary to
satisfy any surcharge suspension, waivers of interest for the payment of the
full principal amount of any surcharges owed to the chief administrator, or any
other incentive that the chief administrator establishes.�

���� b.��� All monies collected
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be remitted to the "Motor
Vehicle Surcharges Revenue Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of
P.L.2004, c.70 (C.34:1B-21.28).

(cf:� P.L.2009, c.224, s.2)

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately, but the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission
may take any administrative action in advance thereof as shall be necessary for
the implementation of this act.�