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A976 FISCAL ESTIMATE
LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE
ASSEMBLY, No. 976
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
DATED: MAY 20, 2026
SUMMARY
Synopsis:
Allows for issuance of two-year temporary courtesy license
for nonresident military spouses in certain professions.
Type of Impact:
Potential Annual State Revenue and Expenditure Increases.
Agencies Affected:
Department of Law and Public Safety.
Office of
Legislative Services Estimate
Annual Fiscal Impact
Potential State Expenditure Increases
Indeterminate
Potential State Revenue Increase
Indeterminate
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The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) finds that the bill will
potentially cause indeterminate increases in annual State revenues and
expenditures to the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and
Public Safety from issuing a two-year temporary courtesy license for
nonresident military spouses in professions overseen by certain occupational
and licensing boards. The OLS, however, cannot assess the net effect of the two
potential increases given the absence of information on the future cost of
extending the temporary courtesy license program and the extent of future
license fee and penalty collections.
BILL DESCRIPTION
����� This bill amends current law on temporary courtesy
licenses for nonresident military spouses. Under the bill, a nonresident
military spouse who is issued a temporary courtesy license in New Jersey from
the State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners; the State Board of
Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, including the Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Committee; the New Jersey Board of Nursing; the Occupational Therapy Advisory
Council; the State Board of Psychological Examiners; or the State Board of Social
Work Examiners, is to have the temporary courtesy license for two years. The
license may be extended for an additional year at the discretion of the
specific board, council, or committee and the submission of an application by
the holder of the temporary courtesy license. Currently, temporary courtesy
licenses are granted for one year, with the option for a one-year extension.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
����� None received.
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
����� The OLS finds that the bill will potentially cause
indeterminate increases in annual State revenues and expenditures to the
Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety from
issuing a two-year temporary courtesy license for nonresident military spouses
in professions overseen by certain occupational and licensing boards. The OLS,
however, cannot assess the net effect of the two potential increases given the
absence of information on the future cost of extending the temporary courtesy
license program and the extent of future license fee and penalty collections.
����� The OLS notes that there does not appear to be
information regarding the number of military spouses who are specifically
nonresidents, nor is there information available indicating how many
nonresident military spouses who currently have or would apply for one of the
licenses covered by the bill. However, for context, a United States Department
of Defense report entitled �2024 Demographics Profile of the Military
Community� indicates that the number of military spouses at Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is 3,434. Again, the OLS cannot know the residency status
of these spouses nor the number that would apply for the courtesy licenses
covered by the bill.
Section:
Law and Public Safety
Analyst:
Kristin Brunner Santos
Lead Fiscal Analyst
Approved:
Thomas Koenig
Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the
Office of Legislative Services due to the failure of the Executive Branch to
respond to our request for a fiscal note.
This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980,
c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).