A 2391 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.

This bill authorizes New Jersey to create special "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates for motor vehicles. Vehicle owners who apply (paying a $50 one-time fee plus a $10 annual fee) can display these plates, with all fees deposited into a dedicated fund. The fund, managed by the Department of Treasury, uses these monies to support the preservation of Revolutionary War sites across New Jersey. The design and implementation involve coordination between the Motor Vehicle Commission and the New Jersey Historical Commission.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Aug 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Reprint · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended by the Senate Transportation Committee (reported May 11, 2026) to replace the New Jersey Historical Commission in the Department of State with the New Jersey Historic Trust in the Department of Community Affairs as the partner agency for the 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plate program. This shifts design consultation, publicity, liaison duties, and the obligation to contribute up to $25,000 in non-public funds from one state entity to another. Co-sponsors were also expanded from three to eleven legislators.
SCOPE

The partner agency for the license plate program was changed from the New Jersey Historical Commission (in the Department of State) to the New Jersey Historic Trust (in the Department of Community Affairs). This affects design consultation, publicity responsibilities, liaison appointment, and the obligation to contribute up to $25,000 in non-public funds to offset initial costs.

Co-sponsors expanded from three (Inganamort, Karabinchak, Angelozzi) to eleven legislators, adding Fantasia, Scharfenberger, Drulis, Kanitra, Freiman, Flynn, Myhre, and Peterson.

TECHNICAL

The bill status changed from 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel' to 'As reported by the Senate Transportation Committee on May 11, 2026, with amendments,' indicating it has passed through Senate committee action.

The entire legislative statement section at the end of the bill was removed, which is standard when a bill advances through the legislative process.

Minor grammatical edits throughout: 'which' changed to 'that' in two places, and the definite article 'the' was added before '250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates' in multiple instances.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-1-0)
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by the Senate (40-0)
upper
May 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by the Assembly (71-1-0)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
lower
3 primary · 18 co-sponsors

Sponsors