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S3113 • 2026

Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.

Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Wimberly, Benjie E.
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.

Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T.

What This Bill Does

  • Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T.
  • Program.
  • Topic: Budget and Appropriations Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

  2. 2026-03-05 New Jersey Legislature

    Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

  3. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

Official Summary Text

Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10 million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.
Topic:
Budget and Appropriations
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3113 TR

SENATE, No. 3113

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator BENJIE E. WIMBERLY

District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)

Senator� BRIAN P. STACK

District 33 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Greenstein, Singleton, Beach, McKnight, Johnson,
B.Smith, Ruiz, Amato, Holzapfel, Schepisi and Cruz-Perez

SYNOPSIS

���� Supplements FY2026 Appropriations Act; makes $10
million off-budget appropriation to NJSHARES - S.M.A.R.T. Program.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs
Committee with technical review.

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A
Supplement
to the annual appropriations act
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, P.L.2025, c.74.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and the General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� The following language
is added to section 1 of P.L.2025, c.74, the annual appropriations act for
Fiscal Year 2026:

22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

50 Economic Planning, Development,
and Security

55 Social Service Programs

Notwithstanding the provisions of
any law or regulation to the contrary and in addition to the amount hereinabove
appropriated for NJSHARES � S.M.A.R.T. Program, an amount not to exceed $10,000,000
is appropriated from the Universal Service Fund for
utility
payment assistance
through the NJSHARES � S.M.A.R.T. Program, including,
but not limited to, utility arrearage assistance, which shall be awarded
pursuant to guidelines established by the Commissioner of Community Affairs to
homeowners and tenants of residential property throughout the State suffering
financial difficulties.� The commissioner shall design and establish program
criteria and guidelines consistent with this provision which the commissioner
deems necessary and appropriate to award grants to eligible homeowners and
tenants in an expeditious manner to enable eligible homeowners and tenants to
comply with their utility obligations.� To be eligible for a grant under this
program, a homeowner or tenant shall not be eligible for, or a recipient of funding
from, private insurance or from any other available funding opportunity which
may be considered a duplication of benefits.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.