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P.L.2025, c.307 (S3800) Extended the Law Against Discrimination to service in the Armed Forces, not only liability for service
Amended N.J.S.A. 10:5-3, 10:5-4, 10:5-5, 10:5-12 and related sections so that the protected characteristic reads "service in the Armed Forces of the United States or liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States", reaching veterans in employment, housing and public accommodations, and rewrote the veteran definition in N.J.S.A. 10:5-39 for public works affirmative action as 90 days of active service with a discharge other than dishonorable. Approved January 20, 2026, effective immediately.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done, Senate
- In committee Done, Senate Judiciary, transferred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs, then Assembly Judiciary
- Passed one chamber Done, Senate, 37-0
- Passed both chambers Done, Assembly, 71-0-0, substituted for A5048
- Signed by the governor Done,
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Gordon M. Johnson
- Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez
- Andrea Katz
- Luanne M. Peterpaul
- Cleopatra G. Tucker
- Troy Singleton
- Declan J. O'Scanlon, Jr.
- Shirley K. Turner
- Benjie E. Wimberly
- Brian E. Rumpf
- Jessica Ramirez
- Michele Matsikoudis
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
- Carol A. Murphy
- Shanique Speight
What it touches
- N.J.S.A. 10:5-12
- N.J.S.A. 10:5-39
Catalog entry
Official record
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