A 2391

[Second Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 2391
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman ALEX SAUICKIE
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
Assemblyman� ROBERT D. CLIFTON
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
Senator� JAMES W. HOLZAPFEL
District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)
Senator� PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Inganamort, Karabinchak, Angelozzi,
Assemblywoman Fantasia, Assemblyman Scharfenberger, Assemblywoman Drulis,
Assemblymen Kanitra, Freiman, Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblymen Myhre, Peterson,
Senators Amato, Tiver, Beach, Johnson, Greenstein, Space, Assemblymen McGuckin
and Stanley
SYNOPSIS
���� Authorizes creation of "250th Anniversary
Revolutionary War" license plates.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations
Committee on June 4, 2026, with amendments.
��
An Act concerning the creation of special 250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates and supplementing Title 39 of the
Revised Statutes.
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� Upon proper
application, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
shall issue 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates for any motor
vehicle owned or leased and registered in the State. �In addition to the
registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed
by law, the license plate shall display appropriate words or a slogan and an
emblem representative of the American Revolutionary War. �The chief
administrator shall select the design, including an emblem and color scheme, in
consultation with 1the1 New
Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1
in 2,2 1but
not of1
2,2 the Department
of 1[State] Community
Affairs1.�
The 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates shall be subject to the
provisions of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, except as
hereinafter otherwise specifically provided.
���� b.��� Application for issuance
of the 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates shall be made to the
chief administrator on forms and in a manner prescribed by the chief
administrator.� In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be
accompanied by a fee of $50, payable to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission,
which shall be in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the
registration of a motor vehicle.
���� The chief administrator shall
collect annually, subsequent to the year of issuance of the 250th Anniversary
Revolutionary War license plates, a $10 fee for the license plates in addition
to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor
vehicle. �The additional fees required by this subsection shall be deposited in
the �250th Anniversary Revolutionary War License Plate Fund� created pursuant
to subsection c. of this section.
���� c.���� There is created in the
Department of the Treasury a special non-lapsing fund to be known as the �250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War License Plate Fund.� �There shall be deposited in
the fund the amount collected from all license plate fees collected pursuant to
subsection b. of this section, less the amounts necessary to reimburse the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for the administrative costs pursuant to
subsection d. of this section.� Monies deposited in the fund shall be
appropriated annually to support and preserve 2[Revolutionary War] heritage tourism2 sites
throughout New Jersey.� Monies deposited in the fund shall be held in interest
bearing accounts in public depositories as defined pursuant to section 1 of
P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41), and may be invested or reinvested in such
securities as are approved by the State Treasurer.� Interest or other income
earned on monies deposited in the fund, and any monies 1[which] that1 may be
appropriated or otherwise become available for the purposes of the fund, shall
be credited to and deposited in the fund for use as set forth in this section.
���� d.��� Prior to the deposit of
the additional fees collected pursuant to subsection b. of this section into
the �250th Anniversary Revolutionary War License Plate Fund,� amounts thereof
as are necessary shall be used to reimburse the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission for all costs reasonably and actually incurred, as stipulated by the
chief administrator, for:
���� (1)�� designing, producing,
issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the 250th Anniversary
Revolutionary War license plates; and
���� (2)�� any computer programming
changes that may be initially necessary to implement the 250th Anniversary
Revolutionary War license plate program in an amount not to exceed $150,000.
���� The chief administrator shall
annually certify to the State Treasurer the average cost per license plate
incurred in the immediately preceding year by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission in producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of
the 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates. �The annual
certification of the average cost per license plate shall be approved by the
Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor.
���� In the event that the average
cost per license plate as certified by the chief administrator and approved by
the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, is greater than the $50
application fee established in subsection b. of this section in two consecutive
fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue the issuance of 1the1 250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates.�
���� e.���� The chief administrator
shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain 1the1 250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates by publicizing the availability of
the license plates on the website of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.�
The New Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1,
and any other individual or entity designated by the New Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1,
may publicize the availability of the license plates in any manner the New
Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1
deems appropriate.
���� f.���� The chief administrator
and the Chair of the New Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1
shall develop and enter into a memorandum of agreement setting forth the
procedures to be followed in carrying out their respective responsibilities
under P.L.    , c.     (C.        )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).
���� g.��� The Chair of the New
Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1
shall appoint a representative who shall act as a liaison between the New
Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1
and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. �The liaison shall represent the New
Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1
in any and all communications with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
regarding the license plates established by P.L.    , c.
(C.        ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill).
���� 2.��� a.� State or public
funds shall not be used by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for the
initial cost of:
���� (1)�� designing, producing,
issuing, and publicizing the availability of 1the1 250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates; or
���� (2)�� any computer programming
changes 1[which] that1 may be
necessary to implement the 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plate
program established by P.L.    , c.    (C.        )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).
���� b.��� The New Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1,
or an individual or entity designated by the New Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1,
shall contribute non-public monies in an amount to be determined by the chief
administrator, not to exceed a total of $25,000, to be used to offset the
initial costs incurred by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for
designing, producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of 1the1 250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates, and any computer programming 1[which] that1 may be
necessary to implement the program.� Concerned organizations and individual
donors may contribute monies to the New Jersey 1[Historical Commission] Historic
Trust1
to be used to offset the initial costs incurred by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission for the 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates
authorized by P.L.    , c.    (C.        )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).� Any amount remaining after the
payment of the initial cost shall be deposited in the �250th Anniversary
Revolutionary War License Plate Fund� established pursuant to subsection c. of
section 1 of P.L.    , c.    (C.        )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).
���� c.���� The New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Commission shall not begin designing, producing, issuing, or
publicizing the availability of 1the1 250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates, or making any necessary
programming changes, until the following requirements have been met:
���� (1)�� 1[The] the1 New
Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1,
or the individual or entity designated by the New Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1,
has provided the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission with the money necessary,
as determined by the chief administrator pursuant to subsection b. of this
section, to offset the initial costs incurred by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission in establishing the 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War license
plate program; and
���� (2)�� 1[The] the1 liaison
appointed by the Chair of the New Jersey 1[Historical
Commission]
Historic Trust1
pursuant to subsection g. of section 1 of P.L.    , c.
(C.        ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill) has provided the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
with not less than 500 completed applications for 1the1 250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates.� These applications shall
constitute the initial order for 1the1 250th
Anniversary Revolutionary War license plates and shall be accompanied by a fee
representing the total cost of the initial order.� The fee shall be determined
by multiplying the number of sets of license plates being ordered by the
applicable initial fee for each set of license plates as set forth in
subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.    ,
c.    (C.        )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately, but shall remain inoperative until the first day of the
13th month following the date on which the conditions set forth in paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.    , c.
(C.        ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill) have been satisfied.� The chief administrator may
take such anticipatory actions in advance of that date as may be necessary for
the timely implementation of P.L.    , c.     (C.        )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).� P.L.    ,
c.     (C.        )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall expire if the conditions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.    ,
c.     (C.       )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill) are not satisfied by the last day
of the 12th month following enactment.