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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey creates toll relief program with $500 million for frequent drivers
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities CommitteeSponsors: McGuckin, Gregory P. and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey requires the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority to establish toll relief programs providing 50 percent account credits to drivers who record 35 or more qualifying monthly transactions per transponder. The legislation appropriates $250 million to each authority from the General Fund and expires one year after enactment.
Frequent drivers on major toll roads receive a 50 percent refund on monthly toll expenditures once reaching a 35-transaction threshold, backed by $500 million in state funding distributed across two transit authorities over a one-year sunset period.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Drivers with passenger automobiles using eligible toll roads
Drivers recording 35 or more qualifying monthly transactions per transponder receive a 50 percent account credit on their toll payments.
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
The authority receives a $250 million appropriation, must establish a toll relief program, issue account credits, and submit quarterly reports.
South Jersey Transportation Authority
The authority receives a $250 million appropriation, must establish a toll relief program, issue account credits, and submit quarterly reports.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifies as a transaction for the toll relief program?
How many tolls must a driver pay in a month to receive the credit?
Can the authorities use the appropriated $500 million to cover administrative costs?
How long will this toll relief program last?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
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Equal Division of State Appropriations
The $500 million total appropriation is split evenly between the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority, with $250 million allocated to each.
One-Year Program Expiration
The toll relief program is temporary, explicitly designed to expire exactly one year following the date of enactment.
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