Establishes Department of Veterans Affairs.

This bill establishes a new Department of Veterans Affairs as a principal department within New Jersey's Executive Branch, transferring all veterans-specific services currently handled by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. The new department will be led by a commissioner who must be an honorably discharged veteran and will oversee veterans' homes, memorial cemeteries, and various services including benefits administration, counseling programs, and housing assistance. The legislation aims to create a more focused agency dedicated solely to veterans' needs, as New Jersey is one of few states without a dedicated veterans' affairs department. This change maintains all existing veterans' programs while creating a centralized agency to better coordinate these services for the state's approximately 900,000 veterans.