New Jersey Statutes 19:44A-20.3. Contributors, State committee, presiding officer’s political party; eligibility, contracts, Legislative branch
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 19:44A-20.3
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a State agency in the Legislative Branch shall not enter into a contract having an anticipated value in excess of $17,500, as determined in advance and certified in writing by the State agency, with a business entity, that requires approval by a presiding officer of either or both houses of the Legislature, except a contract that is awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, if, during the preceding one-year period, that business entity has made a contribution, reportable by the recipient under P.L.1973, c.83 (C. 19:44A-1 et seq.), to any candidate committee established by that presiding officer; and
a business entity that has entered into a contract having an anticipated value in excess of $17,500 with a State agency in the Legislative Branch, that requires approval by a presiding officer of either or both houses of the Legislature, except a contract that is awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, shall not make a contribution, reportable by the recipient under P.L.1973, c.83 (C. 19:44A-1 et seq.), to any candidate committee established by that presiding officer, during the term of that contract.
No such committee shall accept such a contribution from a business entity during the term of its contract with a State agency in the Legislative Branch.
L.2004,c.19,s.2; amended 2023, c.30, s.10.