A 5355 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Authorizes creation of special license plate honoring Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta.

This bill authorizes New Jersey to issue special license plates honoring Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. It requires a $50 one-time application fee and $10 annual renewal fee for these plates, with all collected fees (after covering program costs) deposited into a dedicated fund. The fund's proceeds must be annually appropriated to support both organizations' missions, while the organizations must cover initial implementation costs (up to $25,000) and provide 500 applications before the program launches. The program remains inactive until these conditions are met, with an expiration if requirements aren't satisfied within 12 months.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-1-0)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
lower
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors