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[NJ] Bill Triage

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NJ Bill Triage

Tracked bills for NJ, scored for PolicyEngine modelability.
Last updated: 2026-07-31

Encoding progress
  • S 243 — Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax (/encode-bill NJ S 243)
  • S 4211 — Increases amount of allowable New Jersey earned income tax c (/encode-bill NJ S 4211)
  • A 4890 — Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax (/encode-bill NJ A 4890)
  • S243 — Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax (/encode-bill NJ S243)
  • A 5121 — Increases gross income tax rates for taxpayers with taxable (/encode-bill NJ A 5121)
  • A 4891 — Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New (/encode-bill NJ A 4891)
  • S 3797 — Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New (/encode-bill NJ S 3797)
  • S954 — Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three yea (/encode-bill NJ S954)
  • S1389 — Expands eligibility for State gross income tax credit for ch (/encode-bill NJ S1389)
  • S2401 — Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar (/encode-bill NJ S2401)
  • S 4449 — Expands child tax credit eligibility to resident taxpayers w (/encode-bill NJ S 4449)
  • A 5329 — Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, (/encode-bill NJ A 5329)
  • S 4531 — Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, (/encode-bill NJ S 4531)
  • S238 — Revises gross income tax credit for child and dependent care (/encode-bill NJ S238)
  • A1185 — Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar (/encode-bill NJ A1185)
  • A276 — Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three yea (/encode-bill NJ A276)
  • A1187 — Modifies certain tax brackets under gross income tax. (/encode-bill NJ A1187)
  • A3192 — Re-establishes 6.37 percent as top marginal gross income tax (/encode-bill NJ A3192)
  • A3817 — Increases amount of State child tax credit and revises incom (/encode-bill NJ A3817)
  • A4129 — Doubles amount of State child tax credit; raises age and inc (/encode-bill NJ A4129)
  • A 5141 — Expands child tax credit eligibility to resident taxpayers w (/encode-bill NJ A 5141)
  • S 4212 — Increases child tax credit amount under gross income tax for (/encode-bill NJ S 4212)
  • A1850 — Sets flat gross income tax rate at 5.9 percent tax for all t (/encode-bill NJ A1850)
  • S248 — Provides child tax credit for taxpayers with children ages s (/encode-bill NJ S248)
  • A3401 — Provides child tax credit for taxpayers with children ages s (/encode-bill NJ A3401)
  • S3311 — Sets flat gross income tax rate at 5.9 percent tax for all t (/encode-bill NJ S3311)
  • A3652 — Establishes New Jersey Child Tax Credit program to benefit c (/encode-bill NJ A3652)
  • S2198 — Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credi (/encode-bill NJ S2198)
  • S2577 — Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credi (/encode-bill NJ S2577)
  • A2243 — Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credi (/encode-bill NJ A2243)
Ready to Encode (score 80-100)
Bill Score Type Title Last Action Link
S 243 95 parametric Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit program from Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
S 4211 95 parametric Increases amount of allowable New Jersey earned income tax credit from 40 percen Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-05-11 View
A 4890 95 parametric Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit program from Introduced, Referred to Assembly State a 2026-05-07 View
S243 90 parametric Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit program from Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
A 5121 85 parametric Increases gross income tax rates for taxpayers with taxable income exceeding $2, Introduced, Referred to Assembly State a 2026-05-18 View
A 4891 85 parametric Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income Introduced, Referred to Assembly State a 2026-05-07 View
S 3797 85 parametric Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-03-05 View
S954 85 parametric Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years. Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
S1389 85 parametric Expands eligibility for State gross income tax credit for child and dependent ca Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
S2401 85 parametric Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and design Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
S 4449 85 parametric Expands child tax credit eligibility to resident taxpayers with children ages si Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-06-15 View
A 5329 85 parametric Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028. Substituted by S4531 2026-06-30 View
S 4531 85 parametric Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028. Approved P.L.2026, c.26. 2026-06-30 View
S238 85 parametric Revises gross income tax credit for child and dependent care expenses by expandi Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
A1185 85 parametric Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and design Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerc 2026-01-13 View
A276 85 parametric Reduces gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years. Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerc 2026-01-13 View
A1187 85 parametric Modifies certain tax brackets under gross income tax. Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerc 2026-01-13 View
A3192 85 parametric Re-establishes 6.37 percent as top marginal gross income tax rate. Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerc 2026-01-13 View
A3817 85 parametric Increases amount of State child tax credit and revises income and age eligibilit Introduced, Referred to Assembly Childre 2026-01-13 View
A4129 80 parametric Doubles amount of State child tax credit; raises age and income eligibility crit Introduced, Referred to Assembly Childre 2026-02-19 View
May Need Work (score 50-79)
Bill Score Type Title Last Action Link
A 5141 75 structural Expands child tax credit eligibility to resident taxpayers with children ages si Introduced, Referred to Assembly Childre 2026-05-28 View
S 4212 75 structural Increases child tax credit amount under gross income tax for resident taxpayers Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-05-11 View
A1850 65 structural Sets flat gross income tax rate at 5.9 percent tax for all taxable income over $ Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerc 2026-01-13 View
S248 65 structural Provides child tax credit for taxpayers with children ages six to 11 and increas Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
A3401 65 structural Provides child tax credit for taxpayers with children ages six to 11 and increas Introduced, Referred to Assembly Childre 2026-01-13 View
S3311 65 structural Sets flat gross income tax rate at 5.9 percent tax for all taxable income over $ Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-02-05 View
A3652 60 structural Establishes New Jersey Child Tax Credit program to benefit certain low-income ho Introduced, Referred to Assembly Childre 2026-01-13 View
S2198 55 structural Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow t Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
S2577 55 structural Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow t Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Se 2026-01-13 View
A2243 55 structural Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow t Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judicia 2026-01-13 View
Needs Review (score 20-49)
Bill Score Type Title Last Action Link
None

Auto-generated by auto_triage.py. Run /encode-bill NJ {BILL} to compute impacts.
Last updated: 2026-07-31

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start with auto_triage.py and the /encode-bill NJ {BILL} command. Review the listed OpenStates and LegiScan bills to determine how encoding progress should be updated; done means the relevant New Jersey bills are encoded and the triage checklist reflects their status.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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