TRENTON, NJ – Families in New Jersey could soon see significant savings on school-related purchases thanks to a proposed two-month sales tax holiday aimed at easing back-to-school expenses for students and parents across the state.

A bill introduced in the State Senate by Senator Carmen F. Amato, Jr., with co-sponsorship from Senator Kristin Corrado, would create an annual tax exemption period during August and September. Under the proposed law, purchases of computers under $3,000, school computer supplies under $1,000, and a broad list of classroom essentials — including notebooks, pencils, calculators, art supplies, textbooks, and even lunch boxes — would be free from the state’s 6.625% sales tax.

The exemption period would run from 12:01 a.m. on August 1 through 11:59 p.m. on Septembe

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