ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5807

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 27, 2025

      The Assembly Budget Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5807.

      As reported, this bill supplements the FY2025 Appropriations Act with a net additional amount of spending authority that totals $142.6 million.  The bill also inserts several language provisions in the FY2025 Appropriations Act related to certain items of spending.

Department of Community Affairs:

      This bill appropriates an additional $4 million in Grants-in-Aid funding to the New Jersey Re-entry Corporation for re-entry services.  The supplemental funding authorized under the bill would be in addition to the $12.6 million initially included in the FY2025 Appropriations Act.

Department of Health:

      The bill appropriates $8 million to AtlantiCare for various capital improvements.

Department of Human Services:

      This bill appropriates $2.39 million in State Aid funding for the State Supplemental Security Income Administrative Fee account.  The additional funding is needed due to an increased number of recipients for the Supplemental Security Income Program, leading to higher than projected administrative fees.

      In addition, the bill appropriates $1 million in State Aid funding for the State Supplemental Security Income Program due to higher than anticipated shared costs for the State Rental Assistance Program, which is administered by the Department of Community Affairs.

      This bill also appropriates $15 million in Grants-in-Aid funding for the Community Outreach Program for the Prevention of Opioid Addiction and Community Stabilization to educate communities about the impacts of opioid addiction and related harm mitigation activities.

      The bill further adds a new language provision in the Department of Human Services portion of the FY2025 Appropriations Act.  The language allows $625 million in funding received in the Health Care Affordability and Accessibility Fund to be appropriated to support NJ FamilyCare.

Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs:

      This bill appropriates $125,000 in Grants-in-Aid funding for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation to provide support for operating costs of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Museum in Holmdel Township, New Jersey.  The supplemental funding would be in addition to the $125,000 authorized for this purpose in the FY2025 Appropriations Act.

Department of Law and Public Safety:

      The bill appropriates $3 million in Capital Construction funding for the State Police – Building 15 Network Power Backup to support the electrical infrastructure restoration of Building 15, located at State Police Headquarters. 

Department of State:

      This bill provides a $75 million supplemental appropriation to University Hospital for various capital improvements.

Department of Transportation:

      This bill authorizes a new $20 million Grants-in-Aid appropriation for Subsidization of Mass Transit Operations, which would be allocated to the New Jersey Transit Corporation to offset the loss of revenue due to the eight-day fare holiday from August 26, 2024 through September 2, 2024.

Interdepartmental Accounts:

      This bill appropriates $14.1 million in Capital Construction for Capital Improvements, Contingency to support estimated shortfalls on projects being funded with federal funds, including the Justice Complex HVAC and the Newark MVC New Agency Building projects.

Department of the Treasury:

      Finally, the bill adds a new language provision to the Department of the Treasury portion of the FY2025 Appropriations Act, which allocates a portion of the existing appropriation for Events Marketing and Attraction, EDA, directly to the Host Committee for implementation of a series of events for promotion of the impending 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill has not been certified as requiring a fiscal note.