NJ committees approve budget, move business tax and child credit bills

By: Devon Williams and Gianna Puglisi

Outlets: NJ State House News Service

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 1,344

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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TRENTON, N.J. – Lawmakers worked deep into the night Sunday, casting votes along partisan lines as the Senate and Assembly budget committees advanced a $60.7 billion budget bill that nearly no one had a chance to read.

The unusual Sunday votes tee up the budget legislation with just 48 hours remaining before floor votes on Tuesday, before the midnight deadline required by the state Constitution.

Senate Budget Committee Chair Paul …

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