S 1548 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.

S 1548 proposes a new "Support Our Veterans" license plate for New Jersey vehicle owners. Drivers who choose this plate would pay a $50 application fee and a $10 annual renewal fee. All collected fees would fund veterans' services at Veterans Haven facilities through the Veterans Haven Council, after covering initial administrative costs. The program would support housing and services for homeless veterans, with funds deposited into a dedicated state fund.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 21, 2026

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Introduced → Reprint · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee to split the single Veterans Haven Council into two separate entities (Veterans Haven North Council and Veterans Haven South Council), update the parent department name from 'Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' to 'Department of Veterans Affairs,' and change the statutory citation for the councils' establishment. These changes reflect a reorganization of the veterans services structure in New Jersey.

SCOPE

The single 'Veterans Haven Council' is replaced throughout with two separate entities: the 'Veterans Haven North Council' and the 'Veterans Haven South Council.' This affects fund appropriations, publicity duties, interagency agreements, liaison appointments, and initial cost contributions.

DEFINITION

The parent department name is changed from 'New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' to 'New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs,' removing the words 'Military and.'

TECHNICAL

The statutory citation for the establishment of the councils changes from P.L.2011, c.170 (C.38A:3-47 et seq.) to N.J.S.38A:21-11, reflecting a different or updated legal basis.

The entire STATEMENT section summarizing the bill's provisions was removed from the reprint version, which is standard when a bill advances to committee report.

REQUIREMENT

For the initial order of 500 applications, the requirement now specifies that either the Veterans Haven North Council or the Veterans Haven South Council (as appropriate) must provide the applications, rather than a single council.

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Committee

May 21, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor