A 2817 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Designates State Highway Route 72 as "Burlington-Ocean Purple Heart Memorial Highway."

This bill designates New Jersey's State Highway Route 72 (from milepost 0 to 28.74) as the "Burlington-Ocean Purple Heart Memorial Highway" to honor all Purple Heart recipients for their military service and sacrifice. It requires that signs bearing this designation be funded solely through private donations or grants, not public funds, and prohibits the use of state money for producing, purchasing, or installing the signs. The bill has no policy impact beyond this symbolic recognition and memorialization.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
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