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A 5683

Relates to real property tax exemptions for disabled veterans

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Karl Brabenec and 7 co-sponsors

Create Go NJ: The New Jersey Information Hub to centralize access to state regulatory and public-service information across agencies, helping residents and businesses.

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Bill Summary · A 5683

Summary of Assembly Bill No. 5683 (A-5683)

Note: The bill text and committee materials describe A-5683 as creating a centralized information hub for New Jersey state government operations. It is not about real property tax exemptions for disabled veterans.

Purpose and intent

  • Establish Go NJ: The New Jersey Information Hub, an internet-based portal developed by the Office of Information Technology (OIT).
  • Goal: Centralize access to information and services across multiple state political subdivisions (departments, agencies, authorities, commissions) to improve ease of use, transparency, and user experience for residents, businesses, and organizations.
  • Target outcome: A unified search and access point for regulatory and public-service information related to business regulation, permits, grants, tax forms and requirements, environmental, health and safety, nonprofit activities, and economic development.

Key provisions and requirements

  • Creation and governance
    • The OIT shall create Go NJ: The New Jersey Information Hub.
    • The hub shall provide an internet-based tool to access multiple platforms and tools across state entities and centralize access to their regulatory or public-service functions.
  • Scope of information and services
    • Access to information and services related to:
    • Business regulation and start-up
    • Grants applications and information (state and political subdivisions)
    • State and local taxation regulations
    • Environmental requirements
    • Health and safety
    • Nonprofit activities
    • Commercial and residential development and construction
  • Design and usability requirements
    • Interoperability considerations to enable seamless navigation across websites and systems with interdependencies.
    • Accessibility for mobile devices and traditional PCs.
    • Designed for a broad range of users, including those with limited technical expertise.
  • Costs and implementation
    • The OIT shall provide an assessment of contractor or vendor costs necessary to complete aspects of the system design.
  • Subdivision impact
    • The act shall not be construed to impose new regulatory, system design, or technology requirements on any political subdivision whose systems are part of the hub.
  • Effective date
    • The bill states that it “shall take immediately,” indicating immediate effect upon enactment.

Who is affected

  • State government entities: Departments, agencies, authorities, and commissions that would participate in or feed information into the hub.
  • General public and businesses: Users seeking state regulatory, licensing, permitting, grant, tax, environmental, health and safety, nonprofit, and development information.
  • Contractors/vendors: Potential providers of technology, design, and implementation services for the hub.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduction: May 15, 2025
  • Initial referral: Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
  • Committee action: Reported favorably by the committee (as of June 16, 2025)
  • Subsequent referrals: Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee for consideration
  • Sponsors: Primary sponsor Christopher Eachus; multiple cosponsors (including Dana Levenberg, Chris Burdick, Karl Brabenec, David McDonough, Brian D. Miller, Stacey Pheffer Amato, Jen Lunsford)
  • Related bills: A-8733, A-9320, A-3467, A-3471 (prior sessions) and S-6559 (companion)

Potential impact and significance

  • Administrative simplification: A centralized hub could reduce time and effort for users navigating multiple state websites.
  • Improved access to services: Consolidated access to business, permitting, grants, and regulatory information may streamline compliance and economic development activities.
  • Costs and implementation risk: The bill requires cost assessments from the state for design and implementation, implying potential budgeting considerations and vendor engagement.
  • No new regulatory burdens on subdivisions: The measure explicitly declines imposing new requirements on participating state entities.

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