ASSEMBLY MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3619

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 16, 2025

      The Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 3619.

      The bill exempts a veteran from completing the field or live-fire range portion of the required course in gun safety.  The bill also allows the Division of Fish and Wildlife to require the veteran to provide proof of service and honorable discharge prior to the division’s authorization of the exemption.  The bill defines “veteran” as any resident of the State who has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active military service in any of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a Reserve component thereof, 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.