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S3474 • 2026

Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.

Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Beach, James
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.

Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.
  • Topic: Military and Veterans' Affairs Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 New Jersey Legislature

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

Official Summary Text

Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA for purposes of base realignment and closure.
Topic:
Military and Veterans' Affairs
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3474

SENATE, No. 3474

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires annual General Fund appropriation to DMVA
for purposes of base realignment and closure.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

concerning an annual appropriation for the Department of

Military and
Veterans� Affairs and supplementing P.L.1992, c.86 (C.38A:3-16 et seq.).

����
Be It Enacted

by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there shall be
appropriated annually an amount not to exceed $200,000 from the General Fund to
the Department of Military and Veterans� Affairs for the preservation of
military installations in the event of federal action on base realignment and
closure.

���� b.��� Any contract or
agreement with a lobbyist or governmental affairs agent to be paid, in part or
in whole, from funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section,
shall be awarded every two years in a manner substantially similar to the
process set forth in P.L.1997, c.399 (C.52:34-9.1 et seq.).

���� c.���� No later than July 15th
of each year, the Department of Military and Veterans� Affairs shall file a
written report that details each expenditure from the funds appropriated
pursuant to subsection a. of this section during the immediately preceding
State fiscal year ending June 30th.

���� The report shall be
accompanied by copies of the receipts for each item or service purchased or for
which an expenditure was made at a cost greater than a de minimus amount,
together with: (1) the name and mailing address of the person, business, or
organization receiving payment; and (2) a brief description of the item or
service.

���� The report shall be available
as a public record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) and shall be
posted on the website of the Department of Military and Veterans� Affairs.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill will require an
annual appropriation not to exceed $200,000 from the General Fund to the
Department of Military and Veterans� Affairs for the Council on Armed Forces
and Veterans� Affairs for the preservation of military installations in the event
of federal action taken on base realignment and closure.

���� The bill also requires a
competitive contracting process to be followed every two years for any contract
or agreement with a lobbyist or governmental affairs agent to assist with the
preservation of military installations.

���� In addition, the bill requires
an annual report to be submitted by the Department of Military and Veterans�
Affairs that details each expenditure from the funds provided for the
preservation of military installations.� The report is to be available as a public
record and posted on the website of the New Jersey Department of Military and
Veterans� Affairs.