Requires professional boards to issue licenses for veterans with good standing license or certification in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
This bill requires New Jersey professional licensing boards to issue licenses to veterans who hold equivalent licenses in another state. It applies to veterans with an honorable military discharge and a currently valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction, provided they meet all other standard requirements like exams. The law specifically prohibits boards from demanding the same number of experience hours as local applicants and mandates they evaluate out-of-state training and experience fairly. This streamlines licensing for veterans transitioning to civilian careers without duplicating their military-earned qualifications.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Declan O'Scanlon
RRepublican
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