Concerns professional licensing and application fees for spouse or dependent of active duty member of United States Armed Forces.
This bill exempts spouses and dependents of active-duty U.S. military members from paying application fees for professional licenses in New Jersey. It requires licensing boards to add a checkbox on all applications for applicants to indicate military family status. Boards must issue temporary licenses to qualifying military spouses based on their home-state credentials, without charging the standard fee for these licenses. The law applies to all licensed professions regulated by New Jersey boards, effective 90 days after enactment.
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in committee
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Introduction
Feb 2024
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Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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Jun 16, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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