Authorizes local governments to provide voluntary contributions to certain nonprofit veterans' organizations.
This bill allows New Jersey counties and municipalities to make voluntary annual contributions of up to $70,000 to nonprofit veterans' organizations that provide support services to veterans (including physical, emotional, and medical care). It directly affects local governments, which can now fund these organizations, and the veterans' groups themselves. The bill defines eligible organizations broadly to cover services addressing veterans' needs, and requires audits if contributions exceed $70,000. This expands existing funding rules that already permit up to $125,000 annually for emergency services associations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action May 12, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
73–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 78
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic50
94% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
4
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
P
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
P
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen Morales
DDemocratic
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