Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
This bill allows New Jersey's Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to accept voluntary gifts, grants, or donations from the public and private sectors specifically for creating veteran suicide prevention public service announcements. Funds received must be deposited into a special nonlapsing fund managed by the State Treasurer and can only be used to produce these announcements. The bill directly affects the DVA, enabling it to expand its suicide prevention outreach efforts through external funding. It takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Last action Jun 30, 2026
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MINOR
This is a first reprint of S3475, which originally allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to accept donations for public service announcements on veteran suicide prevention. The committee added a new Section 1 requiring DVA and the Treasury to adopt rules and regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act governing how monies are received to implement the act. The effective date provision was renumbered from Section 2 to remain as Section 2 after the insertion.
REQUIREMENT
New Section 1 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of the Treasury to adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (P.L.1968, c.410) concerning the receipt of monies by DVA to implement the provisions of this act.
TECHNICAL
The bill statement was updated to describe the new regulatory requirement rather than the original purpose of accepting donations for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jun 30, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Jun 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by the Senate (40-0)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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