SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3323

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 17, 2025

      The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3323.

      This bill requires construction contracts entered into under the "Local Public Contracts Law" to allow the contractor to pay enforcing agency fees imposed under the "State Uniform Construction Code" by way of a card payment system or electronic funds transfer system. 

      Under the bill, a local unit is required to establish a card payment system and electronic funds transfer system for payments required to be made under the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.).  A local unit is required to establish a card payment system or electronic funds transfer system by passage of a resolution of the governing body.

      As reported by the committee, Senate Bill No. 3323 is identical to Assembly Bill No. 4436, which was also reported by the committee on this date.