Bill Text: NJ S152 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes military service members, spouses, and dependents with out-of-state domicile to operate motor vehicles in New Jersey.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-10-17 - Substituted by A325 (1R) [S152 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2022-S152-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 152

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.

District 18 (Middlesex)

Senator  KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Cruz-Perez and Pennacchio

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes military service members, spouses, and dependents with out-of-state domicile to operate motor vehicles in New Jersey.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 21, 2022, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning authorization to operate motor vehicles in New Jersey and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is not domiciled in this State, the member's spouse, and any of the member's dependents may operate a motor vehicle on the public roadways of this State, provided that:

     a.     the person possesses a ¹valid¹ driver's license issued by the person's state of domicile;  and

     b.    the license authorizes the person to operate the same class of vehicle in the person's state of domicile that the person operates in this State.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.