New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A1912: Mental health services to veterans-establish and allocate funds for program;$2M
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.
What the bill says
An Act establishing a mental health grant program for veterans, supplementing chapter 3 of Title 38A of the New Jersey Statutes, and making an appropriation.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act establishing a mental health grant program for veterans, supplementing chapter 3 of Title 38A of the New Jersey Statutes, and making an appropriation. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to provide grants to recognized veterans organizations to provide mental health services to veterans. The veterans organization shall contract with mental health care professionals to provide mental health services to veterans. b. As used in this act: "Mental health care professional" means a person who provides mental health services and is licensed or otherwise authorized, pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, to practice a health care profession that is regulated by one of the the State Board of Psychological Examiners; the State Board of Social Work Examiners; the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners; the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee; the Professional Counselor Examiners Committee; and the Certified Psychoanalysts Advisory Committee. "Veterans organization" means a veteran organization that qualifies as a section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code, or a federally chartered Veterans Service Organization. It shall also include the New Jersey SOS Veterans Stakeholders Group and the New Jersey Catholic Charities Diocese. c. The …
Sponsors
- Cleopatra G. Tucker (D, 28) · primary sponsor
- Wayne P. DeAngelo (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Michael Venezia (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14)
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15)
- Victoria A. Flynn (R, 13)
- Brian E. Rumpf (R, 9)
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
- Alex Sauickie (R, 12)
- Anthony Angelozzi (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : REP REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF AMV
Votes
- Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee: Reported favorably (October 22, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: VETERANS AND MILITARY, HUMAN SERVICES - MENTAL HEALTH
Common questions
- What is A1912?
- A1912 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Mental health services to veterans-establish and allocate funds for program;$2M.
- What does A1912 do?
- In its own words: An Act establishing a mental health grant program for veterans, supplementing chapter 3 of Title 38A of the New Jersey Statutes, and making an appropriation.
- What is the status of A1912?
- In committee as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: REP REF AAP (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1912?
- Cleopatra G. Tucker (D, 28), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1912?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A1912
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