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P.L.2021, c.429 (A259) Opened civil service veterans preference to anyone awarded a campaign or expedition medal recognized for federal preference

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Expands benefits Gives civil service veterans preference to a veteran awarded a campaign or expedition medal, without wartime theater service.

Added paragraph (16) to N.J.S.A. 11A:5-1(b): service "in a campaign or expedition for which a medal has been authorized and recognized by the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944" and which has been awarded to the veteran. Approved January 18, 2022. Flagged because the Department of Veterans Affairs' civil service preference page, updated September 23, 2026, lists only the war and operation dates and omits the medal route.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Assembly, pre-filed
  2. In committee Done, Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs, which reported it on November 8, 2021
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Assembly, 75-0-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate, 39-0, substituted for S2224
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Wayne P. DeAngeloSponsor, Assembly, District 14
  • Raj MukherjiSponsor, Assembly, District 33
  • Daniel R. BensonSponsor, Assembly, District 14
  • Vin GopalSponsor, Senate, District 11
  • Joseph PennacchioSponsor, Senate, District 26
  • Parker SpaceCo-sponsor, Assembly
  • Harold J. WirthsCo-sponsor, Assembly
  • Andrew ZwickerCo-sponsor, Assembly
  • Gabriela M. MosqueraCo-sponsor, Assembly
  • Yvonne LopezCo-sponsor, Assembly
  • William F. Moen, Jr.Co-sponsor, Assembly

What it touches

  • N.J.S.A. 11A:5-1

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Official record

Read P.L.2021, c.429 (A259) on the jurisdiction's own record