SENATE MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 3595
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: DECEMBER 16, 2024
The Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee reports
favorably Senate Bill No. 3595.
This bill establishes the “Welcome Home Veterans Act” which
requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission)
to provide information concerning federal and State benefits that
are available to veterans upon the issuance of an initial license,
renewal license, probationary license, or an identification card to a
veteran, provided the document issued includes a veteran
designation. The information required to be provided to veterans
under the bill is to be available in both a hardcopy version at each
commission agency as well as in a digital format on the
commission’s Internet website. The information provided to
veterans is to include, at a minimum: (1) a copy of the New Jersey
Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs Veterans’ Benefits
Guide; (2) a copy of the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs’ “Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, Survivors, and
Caregivers” booklet; (3) information on where veterans can find
more information about available benefits; and (4) any other
information the commission, in conjunction with the Department of
Military and Veterans’ Affairs, believes is necessary for veterans in
this State.