S 149 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates.

This bill would allow New Jersey residents to apply for special "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War" license plates for their vehicles. Owners would pay a $50 one-time application fee plus a $10 annual renewal fee, with all collected funds deposited into a dedicated "250th Anniversary Revolutionary War License Plate Fund." The fund would be used annually to support and preserve Revolutionary War sites across New Jersey, after covering administrative costs. The New Jersey Historical Commission would collaborate with the Motor Vehicle Commission on design and promotion.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jun 18, 2026

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Introduced → Reprint · 3 edits

MINOR

The Senate Transportation Committee reported S149 with amendments on May 11, 2026. The primary substantive change replaces the New Jersey Historical Commission in the Department of State with the New Jersey Historic Trust in the Department of Community Affairs as the partner agency responsible for design consultation, publicizing the plates, appointing a liaison, and contributing non-public funds to offset initial costs. The legislative statement at the end of the bill was also removed, which is standard when a bill is reprinted after committee action.

SCOPE

The partner agency for the license plate program changed from the New Jersey Historical Commission (Department of State) to the New Jersey Historic Trust (Department of Community Affairs). This affects design consultation, publicizing the plates, appointing a liaison with the MVC, and contributing up to $25,000 in non-public funds to offset initial costs.

TECHNICAL

Minor grammatical edits throughout: 'which' replaced with 'that' in a few clauses, and the article 'the' added before '250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates' in several places for consistency.

The legislative statement (summary of the bill's provisions) at the end of the document was removed, which is standard practice when a bill is reprinted after committee report.

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Committee

May 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

upper

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors