New Jersey A4077: Private prisons, operators-impose various taxes and fees

What the bill says

An Act imposing taxes and fees on 3[operators of private prisons] [ADDED: correctional service businesses] 3 and supplementing Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.

From the amended text, June 23, 2026:

An Act imposing taxes and fees on 3[operators of private prisons] [ADDED: correctional service businesses] 3 and supplementing Title 54 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Sections 1 through 4 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall be known and may be cited as the “Knowledge, Accountability, and Rights in Incarceration Markets Act.” 2. a. For the purposes of this section: 3 [ADDED: “Correctional service business” means any for-profit entity that provides services including, but not limited to, dining or food services, laundry, maintenance, or transportation for any criminal or civil detention facility operating within the State. The term does not include reentry services, inmate services, or pass-through contracts, such as telecommunications services including telephone calls and video visitation, electronic communications including email, or commissary services.] 3 “Director” means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. “Public entity” means any federal, State, county, or municipal entity. b. A taxpayer that operates a 3[private]3 correctional 3[facility] [ADDED: service business] 3 in the State 3[and has entered into a contract with a public entity for the provision of correctional services,]3 shall be subject to 3[a] [ADDED: an annual operations] 3 fee based on the value …

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Sponsors

• Mitchelle Drulis (D, 16) · primary sponsor
• Gabriel Rodriguez (D, 33) · primary sponsor
• Annette Quijano (D, 20) · primary sponsor
• Marisa Sweeney (D, 25) · primary sponsor
• Shama A. Haider (D, 37)
• Joe Danielsen (D, 17)
• Katie Brennan (D, 32)
• Wayne P. DeAngelo (D, 14)
• Roy Freiman (D, 16)
• Ellen J. Park (D, 37)
• Ravi S. Bhalla (D, 32)
• Vincent M. Kearney (D, 21)

Latest actions

1. September 28, 2026: R/S REF SBA
2. June 30, 2026: PA (57-22-0)
3. June 30, 2026: MOTION To Table (48-22-0) (Greenwald)
4. June 30, 2026: MOTION To As (Myhre)
5. June 30, 2026: MOTION To Table (47-22-0) (Greenwald)
6. June 30, 2026: MOTION To Aa (Fantasia)
7. June 23, 2026: REP/ACA 2RA
8. June 8, 2026: REP/ACA REF AAP
9. June 8, 2026: TRANS ACW
10. March 19, 2026: REP/ACA REF AAP

Votes

• MOTION TAB MOTION - Private prisons, operators-impose various taxes and fees (June 30, 2026): 47 yea, 22 nay, passed
• MOTION TAB MOTION - Private prisons, operators-impose various taxes and fees (June 30, 2026): 47 yea, 22 nay, passed
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Private prisons, operators-impose various taxes and fees (June 30, 2026): 57 yea, 22 nay, passed
• Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (June 23, 2026): 10 yea, 4 nay, passed
• Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (June 8, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (March 19, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed

Common questions

What is A4077?

A4077 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Private prisons, operators-impose various taxes and fees.

What does A4077 do?

In its own words: An Act imposing taxes and fees on 3[operators of private prisons] [ADDED: correctional service businesses] 3 and supplementing Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.

What is the status of A4077?

Passed one chamber as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: R/S REF SBA (September 28, 2026).

Who sponsored A4077?

Mitchelle Drulis (D, 16), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for A4077?

On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4077