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NJ A2163
NJ A2163Requires DMVA notify certain veteran organizations and county officers and municipal registers of names of persons buried or cremated in State veteran cemeteries.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
06/19/2025
06/19/2025
Crossed Over
09/26/2024
09/26/2024
Passed
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to provide a monthly report to veteran organizations, county officers, and municipal registers of the names of persons buried or cremated in State veteran cemeteries the previous month. The bill also requires that a representative of the person buried or cremated in a State veteran cemetery sign a waiver before the information may be released. The department may transmit and receive the reports and waivers electronically. The monthly reports and waivers will be confidential and not subject to the law commonly referred to as the open public records act. Veteran organization means a veteran organization that qualifies as a section 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(19) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code, or a federally chartered Veterans' Service Organization.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) to provide a monthly report to veteran organizations, county officers, and municipal registers of the names of persons buried or cremated in State veteran cemeteries the previous month. The bill also requires that a representative of the person buried or cremated sign a waiver before the information can be released. The monthly reports and waivers will be confidential and not subject to the state's open public records act. Veteran organization is defined as a tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code or a federally chartered Veterans' Service Organization.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (9)
Jim Beach (D)*,
Linda Carter (D)*,
Bill Moen (D)*,
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,
Dawn Fantasia (R),
Pam Lampitt (D),
Tennille McCoy (D),
Alex Sauickie (R),
Shanique Speight (D),
Last Action
Approved P.L.2025, c.229. (on 01/12/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A2163 |
| Analysis - Statement AHO 6/19/25 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A2500/2163_S2.PDF |
| Analysis - Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A2500/2163_T1.PDF |
| Analysis - Statement AMV 5/6/24 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A2500/2163_S1.PDF |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A2500/2163_I1.HTM |
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