S3475 • 2026

Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.

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: 2026-06-30
Official status: Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.

What This Bill Does

Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Topic: Military and Veterans' Affairs Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-06-30 New Jersey Legislature
Passed by the Senate (40-0)
2026-06-30 New Jersey Legislature
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
2026-05-21 New Jersey Legislature
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
2026-02-12 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

Official Summary Text

Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
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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S3475 1R

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 3475

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

Senator� RAJ MUKHERJI

District 32 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Amato

SYNOPSIS

���� Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for
veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Military and Veterans'
Affairs Committee on May 21, 2026, with amendments.

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An Act

permitting the Department of Veterans Affairs to
accept moneys for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements and
supplementing chapter 22 of Title 38A of the New Jersey Statutes.�

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

���� 1.��� The Department of
Veterans Affairs shall be permitted to accept moneys received by the department
as gifts, grants, or donations from the public and private sectors for the
purpose of public service announcements for the prevention of veteran suicide.�

���� Moneys received by the
department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into a special
nonlapsing fund maintained by the State Treasurer.� Moneys credited to such
account shall be appropriated solely to fund public service announcements for
the prevention of veteran suicide.�

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The
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of the Treasury shall adopt
rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act,"
P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), concerning the receipt of monies by the
Department of Veterans Affairs to implement the provisions of this act, P.L.��
, c.�� (C.�� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
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���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.�