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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey exempts volunteer emergency services from charitable registration fees
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness CommitteeSponsors: Dawn Fantasia and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Legislation exempts volunteer and part-paid emergency service organizations from paying registration filing fees required by the State's charitable registration act, starting on the first day of the fourth month after enactment.
Lowers administrative operating costs for volunteer fire departments, rescue squads, and emergency medical care providers by removing state registration fees that range from $30 to $250 depending on annual revenue.
- Under New Jersey's Charitable Registration and Investigation Act, charitable organizations operating in the state generally must register and pay filing fees based on their gross annual revenue. context
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.
Volunteer and part-paid emergency service organizations
These entities are exempted from paying long form and short form charitable registration filing fees to the State.
Attorney General
The office is prohibited from charging registration filing fees to qualifying volunteer and part-paid emergency service organizations.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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