Requires NJTA and SJTA to provide toll discount to veterans.

S4464

SENATE, No. 4464

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED JUNE 15, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

Senator� CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.

District 9 (Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Tiver

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires NJTA and SJTA to provide toll discount to
veterans.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning toll discounts for veterans and
supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� For the purposes of
this section:

���� �Authority� means the New
Jersey Turnpike Authority established by section 3 of P.L.1948, c.454
(C.27:23-3).

���� �Electronic toll collection
system� means the same as that term is defined in section 6 of P.L.1997, c.59
(C.27:23-34.1).

���� �Veteran� means any resident
of the State now or hereafter who has been discharged honorably or under
general honorable conditions in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United
States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard of this State or
another state, as defined in N.J.S.38A:1-1, or any honorably discharged member
of the American Merchant Marine who served during World War II and is declared
by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans�
benefits.

���� b.��� Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall
establish and maintain a toll discount program to provide a 50 percent discount
to veterans on tolls collected by an electronic toll collection system.� The
discount shall be available at all hours.� Under the toll discount program, a
veteran may apply for a discount on tolls assessed for a motor vehicle that:�

���� (1)�� is owned or leased by
the veteran;

���� (2)�� is registered in the
State of New Jersey; and

���� (3)�� is linked to an active
New Jersey electronic toll collection system account for the motor vehicle.

���� c.���� The authority shall
approve the application for the toll discount program of any veteran who
provides proof satisfactory to the authority that the applicant has been
discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions in any branch of the
Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the
National Guard of this State or another state, as defined in N.J.S.38A:1-1), as
certified on the applicant�s DD-214, DD-215, or DD-256 form as issued by the
federal government, NGB-22 or other approved separation forms as outlined by
all branches of the Armed Forces, a county-issued veteran identification card
pursuant to P.L.2012, c.30 (C.40A:9-78.1 et seq.), or a veteran identification
card as issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under the �Veterans
Identification Card Act of 2015,� (38 U.S.C. s.5706), or on a Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty.�

���� 2.��� a.� For the purposes of
this section:

���� �Authority� means the South
Jersey Transportation Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1991, c.252
(C.27:25A-4).

���� �Electronic toll collection
system� means the same as that term is defined in section 11 of P.L.1997, c.59
(C.27:25A-21.1).

���� �Veteran� means any resident
of the State now or hereafter who has been discharged honorably or under
general honorable conditions in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United
States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard of this State or
another state, as defined in N.J.S.38A:1-1, or any honorably discharged member
of the American Merchant Marine who served during World War II and is declared
by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans�
benefits.

���� b.��� Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, the South Jersey Transportation Authority
shall establish and maintain a toll discount program to provide a 50 percent
discount to veterans on tolls collected by means of an electronic toll
collection system.� The discount shall be available at all hours.� Under the
toll discount program, a veteran may apply for a discount on tolls assessed for
a motor vehicle that:�

���� (1)�� is owned or leased by
the veteran;

���� (2)�� is registered in the
State of New Jersey; and

���� (3)�� is linked to an active
New Jersey electronic toll collection system account for the motor vehicle.

���� c.���� The authority shall
approve the application for the toll discount program of any veteran who
provides proof satisfactory to the authority that the applicant has been
discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions in any branch of the
Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the
National Guard of this State or another state, as defined in N.J.S.38A:1-1), as
certified on the applicant�s DD-214, DD-215, or DD-256 form as issued by the
federal government, NGB-22 or other approved separation forms as outlined by
all branches of the Armed Forces, a county-issued veteran identification card
pursuant to P.L.2012, c.30 (C.40A:9-78.1 et seq.), or a veteran identification
card as issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under the �Veterans
Identification Card Act of 2015,� (38 U.S.C. s.5706), or on a Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty.�

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the ninth month following the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the New
Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and the South Jersey Transportation Authority
(SJTA) to establish and maintain toll discount programs for certain veterans
with active New Jersey electronic toll collection system accounts.� Under the
discount program, eligible veterans are to receive a 50 percent discount on
tolls collected by or on behalf of NJTA or SJTA, respectively, by means of an
electronic toll collection system.� The discount is to be available at all
hours.

���� The toll discount programs
administered by the NJTA and SJTA, respectively, are to be available for a
motor vehicle that:� (1) is owned or leased by the veteran; (2) is registered
in the State of New Jersey; and (3) is linked to an active New Jersey electronic
toll collection system account for the motor vehicle.

���� The NJTA and SJTA are required
to approve the application for the toll discount program of any veteran who
provides satisfactory proof, as outlined in the bill, that the applicant has
been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions in any branch
of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, or
the National Guard of this State or another state.�