Establishes Stolen SNAP Benefits Replacement Fund in Department of Treasury, requires DHS to replace stolen SNAP benefits from fund, and appropriates $20 million to AOC.

This New Jersey bill creates a $20 million fund within the Department of the Treasury to replace SNAP benefits that are stolen through card cloning or skimming. It directs the Department of Human Services to use these funds to restore stolen money to eligible participants once federal replacement programs end and the state has transitioned to chip technology cards. To finance this fund, the Attorney General will temporarily collect a five percent fee from penalties and restitution paid in civil or criminal cases involving fraud. The bill also requires the state to publicly share information about the replacement process and to dissolve the fund once the state fully adopts chip technology for all SNAP cards.