Increases from $750 to $3,000 annual State payment made to certain veterans and their surviving spouses.

This bill increases New Jersey's annual payment to eligible veterans and their surviving spouses from $750 to $3,000. It applies to veterans with specific service-connected disabilities, including total sight loss, paraplegia, permanent leg paralysis, amputations, or loss of limb function due to military service injuries, accidents, or diseases. Surviving spouses of qualifying veterans will continue receiving the same increased payment after the veteran's death. Currently, 207 veterans and spouses receive this benefit, and the change takes effect January 1 following the bill's passage.