Bill Text: NJ S4464 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires NJTA and SJTA to provide toll discount to veterans.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-06-15 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee [S4464 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2026-S4464-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
Senator CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.
District 9 (Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Tiver
SYNOPSIS
Requires NJTA and SJTA to provide toll discount to veterans.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning toll discounts for veterans and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. For the purposes of this section:
"Authority" means the New Jersey Turnpike Authority established by section 3 of P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-3).
"Electronic toll collection system" means the same as that term is defined in section 6 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:23-34.1).
"Veteran" means any resident of the State now or hereafter who has been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard of this State or another state, as defined in N.J.S.38A:1-1, or any honorably discharged member of the American Merchant Marine who served during World War II and is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits.
b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall establish and maintain a toll discount program to provide a 50 percent discount to veterans on tolls collected by an electronic toll collection system. The discount shall be available at all hours. Under the toll discount program, a veteran may apply for a discount on tolls assessed for a motor vehicle that:
(1) is owned or leased by the veteran;
(2) is registered in the State of New Jersey; and
(3) is linked to an active New Jersey electronic toll collection system account for the motor vehicle.
c. The authority shall
approve the application for the toll discount program of any veteran who
provides proof satisfactory to the authority that the applicant has been
discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions in any branch of the
Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the
National Guard of this State or another state, as defined in N.J.S.38A:1-1), as
certified on the applicant's DD-214, DD-215, or DD-256 form as issued by the
federal government, NGB-22 or other approved separation forms as outlined by
all branches of the Armed Forces, a county-issued veteran identification card
pursuant to P.L.2012, c.30 (C.40A:9-78.1 et seq.), or a veteran identification
card as issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under the "Veterans
Identification Card Act of 2015," (38 U.S.C. s.5706), or on a Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
2. a. For the purposes of this section:
"Authority" means the South Jersey Transportation Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-4).
"Electronic toll collection system" means the same as that term is defined in section 11 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:25A-21.1).
"Veteran" means any resident of the State now or hereafter who has been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard of this State or another state, as defined in N.J.S.38A:1-1, or any honorably discharged member of the American Merchant Marine who served during World War II and is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits.
b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the South Jersey Transportation Authority shall establish and maintain a toll discount program to provide a 50 percent discount to veterans on tolls collected by means of an electronic toll collection system. The discount shall be available at all hours. Under the toll discount program, a veteran may apply for a discount on tolls assessed for a motor vehicle that:
(1) is owned or leased by the veteran;
(2) is registered in the State of New Jersey; and
(3) is linked to an active New Jersey electronic toll collection system account for the motor vehicle.
c. The authority shall approve the application for the toll discount program of any veteran who provides proof satisfactory to the authority that the applicant has been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard of this State or another state, as defined in N.J.S.38A:1-1), as certified on the applicant's DD-214, DD-215, or DD-256 form as issued by the federal government, NGB-22 or other approved separation forms as outlined by all branches of the Armed Forces, a county-issued veteran identification card pursuant to P.L.2012, c.30 (C.40A:9-78.1 et seq.), or a veteran identification card as issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under the "Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015," (38 U.S.C. s.5706), or on a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
3. This act shall take effect on the first day of the ninth month following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) to establish and maintain toll discount programs for certain veterans with active New Jersey electronic toll collection system accounts. Under the discount program, eligible veterans are to receive a 50 percent discount on tolls collected by or on behalf of NJTA or SJTA, respectively, by means of an electronic toll collection system. The discount is to be available at all hours.
The toll discount programs administered by the NJTA and SJTA, respectively, are to be available for a motor vehicle that: (1) is owned or leased by the veteran; (2) is registered in the State of New Jersey; and (3) is linked to an active New Jersey electronic toll collection system account for the motor vehicle.
The NJTA and SJTA are required to approve the application for the toll discount program of any veteran who provides satisfactory proof, as outlined in the bill, that the applicant has been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard of this State or another state.
