A 5307 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Permits Department of Veterans Affairs to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.*

This bill permits New Jersey's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) to accept voluntary donations, grants, or gifts from the public and private sectors specifically for creating veteran suicide prevention public service announcements (PSAs). The funds received would be deposited into a special nonlapsing state fund managed by the State Treasurer and must be used exclusively for producing these PSAs. It directly affects the DMVA's funding mechanisms for suicide prevention outreach, allowing it to supplement existing efforts without requiring new state appropriations. The bill does not change existing suicide prevention programs but creates a new funding pathway for PSAs through private or public contributions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Jan 6, 2026
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025

How they voted

690
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 78
Dec 22, 2025
D Democratic50
44 Yea 6
88% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (71-0-0)
lower
Dec 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Quijano)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors