New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5439: Working Class Families St Suppl-req portion of funding used, outreach purposes
Status: Passed both chambers, October 22, 2026
Amends Fiscal Year 2027 annual appropriations act to require portion of funding for Working Class Families State Supplement to be used for outreach purposes.
What the bill says
An Act amending the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, P.L.2026, c.27.
From the introduced text, September 14, 2026:
An Act amending the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, P.L.2026, c.27. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. The following language provisions is added to section 1 of P.L.2026, c.27, the annual appropriations act for fiscal year 2027. 10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Community Development and Environmental Management Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation STATE AID Of the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Working Class Families State Supplement (P.L.2022, c.104, as amended by P.L.2023, c.336) (PTRF), 2.5 percent of such funds shall be utilized for informational and outreach activities to increase awareness of the program. [ADDED: ] 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill amends the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations act to require 2.5 percent of the appropriation for the Working Class Families State Supplement to be utilized for informational and outreach activities to increase awareness of the program. The Working Class Families State Supplement supports expanded eligibility for the free school breakfast and lunch program for working class and middle-income families with household income between 186 percent and 224 percent of the federal poverty level. The Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations act appropriated $15 million to the Department of Agriculture for this purpose. Accordingly, this bill requires the department to use $375,000 for informational …
Sponsors
- Craig J. Coughlin (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Eliana Pintor Marin (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Ruiz, M. Teresa (I) · primary sponsor
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : PS PBH (36-2)
- : SUB FOR S4664
- : REP 2RS
- : R/S REF SBA
- : PA (58-16-1)
- : REP 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF AAP
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Working Class Families St Suppl-req portion of funding used, outreach purposes (October 22, 2026): 36 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (October 5, 2026): 11 yea, 1 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Working Class Families St Suppl-req portion of funding used, outreach purposes (September 24, 2026): 58 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (September 17, 2026): 11 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: STATE BUDGET AND FINANCE
Common questions
- What is A5439?
- A5439 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Working Class Families St Suppl-req portion of funding used, outreach purposes.
- What does A5439 do?
- In its own words: An Act amending the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, P.L.2026, c.27.
- What is the status of A5439?
- Passed both chambers as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: PS PBH (36-2) (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5439?
- Craig J. Coughlin (D, 19), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5439?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5439
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