ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5280

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 28, 2026

      The Assembly Budget Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5280.

      As reported, this bill requires the County of Hudson to return the unexpended balances of State appropriations provided to the county to support capital improvements at the Hudson County Correctional and Rehabilitation Center.  The annual State appropriations acts for State Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and 2025 appropriated a total of $28.1 million from the Property Tax Relief Fund to Hudson County for this purpose.  The bill requires the unexpended balances to be returned to the State Treasurer by June 30, 2026 for deposit into the PTRF.

      The bill also authorizes a General Fund appropriation, not to exceed $28.1 million, to the County of Hudson for general operating aid.  The bill provides that the total amount appropriated to the County of Hudson for general operating aid cannot exceed the total amount of unexpended balances returned by the County of Hudson from the appropriations for Hudson County Jail (PTRF) in State Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and 2025 and the appropriation for Hudson County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – Capital Renovations (PTRF) in State Fiscal Year 2025. 

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill is not certified as requiring a fiscal note.