N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 — Contributors, State committee, presiding officer's political party; eligibility, contracts, Legislative branch.

19:44A-20.3 Contributors, State committee, presiding officer's political party; eligibility, contracts, Legislative branch. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: 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.

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