Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.
This bill (S 1927) extends New Jersey's $6,000 gross income tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans to their surviving spouses. Currently, the exemption applies only to the year a veteran dies (if filing jointly), but the bill would allow the spouse to continue claiming it in all subsequent years until they remarry. It directly affects spouses of deceased veterans who were eligible for the exemption during the veteran's lifetime. The change modifies the existing tax code (N.J.S.54A:3-1) to add this ongoing benefit, with no other policy changes described in the bill text.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-0)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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