S 4860 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign and clarify distribution of certain funds.*

This bill reassigns $25,000 in Community Resources funding from an incorrect recipient to Neptune American Legion Post #346 in Neptune Township, New Jersey. It amends the state's Fiscal Year 2026 budget by changing a specific line item (05-0850) to direct the funds to the correct local organization. The change corrects an error where funds were previously listed for an American Legion Post not located in New Jersey. The funding supports the post's community activities under the existing Community Resources program.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Nov 13, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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Introduced Version → Reprint SBA 1/8/26 1R · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly expanded from a narrow correction of a single $25,000 Community Resources line item (reassigning funds to Neptune American Legion Post #346) into a broader appropriations clarification that also adds detailed grants-in-aid for the Division of Aging Services totaling $120,334,000 and a new $100,000 grant to Meals on Wheels of Ocean County. The original purpose of fixing the American Legion Post error is retained but is no longer the sole focus.

SCOPE

The bill's scope was broadened from solely reassigning Community Resources funding to Neptune American Legion Post #346 to a general clarification of 'certain funding' distribution, with multiple line items now amended rather than just one.

FISCAL

Added grants-in-aid for the Division of Aging Services: Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled ($55,357,000) and Programs for the Aged ($64,977,000), totaling $120,334,000, funded from both the General Fund ($99,411,000) and Casino Revenue Fund ($20,923,000).

Added a new $100,000 grants-in-aid to Meals on Wheels of Ocean County (originally named 'Interfaith Neighbors - Meals on Wheels of Ocean County' but the 'Interfaith Neighbors' portion was struck).

TECHNICAL

The act description changed from 'to clarify the distribution of certain Community Resources funding' to 'to clarify the distribution of certain funding,' removing the specific reference to Community Resources.

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Committee

Jan 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

upper

Jan 8, 2026

Committee

Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Nov 13, 2025

Introduced

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

upper

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