LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE
[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 3437
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
DATED: JUNE 2, 2025
SUMMARY
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Synopsis: |
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities. |
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Type of Impact: |
Potential annual State revenue and expenditure increases. |
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Agencies Affected: |
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. |
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Office of Legislative Services Estimate |
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Fiscal Impact |
Year 1 |
Thereafter |
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Potential State Expenditure Increase |
At least $46,423 |
Indeterminate |
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Potential State Revenue Increase |
$59,100 to $295,500 |
Indeterminate |
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· The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) finds that the bill will potentially produce annual State revenue and expenditure increases.
· In response to an FY 2025 OLS Discussion Point, the commission indicated that it faced an upfront cost of $46,423 to set up a license plate program, which includes computer changes and an initial print run of 900 license plates.
· There are approximately 39,400 veterans living in New Jersey with a disability rating of 30 percent to 90 percent. The OLS estimates that approximately 10 percent to 50 percent of that population (approximately 3,940 to 19,700 veterans) will apply for the disabled veteran’s license plate. Based on these assumptions, the OLS estimates that the bill will generate $59,100 to $295,500 in revenue from application fees for the disabled veteran license plates in the first year of enactment.
BILL DESCRIPTION
This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to issue special license plates for qualified disabled veterans. The plates allow disabled veterans with a mobility disability to park in a parking space or zone that is restricted for use by a person with a disability, provided that the disabled veteran displays the veteran’s valid, unexpired qualified disabled veteran license plate on the motor vehicle while parked in the parking space or zone. There is a $15 fee to the applicant for these special license plates
FISCAL ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
None received.
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
The OLS finds that the bill will potentially produce annual State revenue and expenditure increases that will largely offset one another.
In response to an FY 2025 OLS Discussion Point, the commission indicated that it faced an upfront cost of $46,423 to set up a license plate program, which includes computer changes and an initial print run of 900 license plates.
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Motor Vehicle Commission: Computer Programming Costs for New Plate Design |
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Description of Work |
Hours |
Total |
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Scope of Work Specifications |
85 |
$11,197.41 |
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Development |
145 |
$16,255.45 |
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System Testing |
89.5 |
$10,033.54 |
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Production Implementation |
24 |
$2,705.47 |
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Total Computer Programming Costs |
343.5 |
$40,191.87 |
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Plate Costs |
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Sample Plates (10 plates @3.90 each) |
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$39.00 |
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Initial Acquisition Plates (900 plates @ $6.88 each) |
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$6,192.00 |
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Total Specialty License Plate Costs |
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$46,422.87 |
Using data compiled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the OLS there are approximately 39,400 veterans living in New Jersey with a disability rating of 30 percent to 90 percent. The OLS estimates that approximately 10 percent to 50 percent of that population (approximately 3,940 to 19,700 veterans) will apply for the disabled veteran license plate. Based on these assumptions, the OLS estimates that the bill will generate $59,100 to $295,500 in revenue from application fees for the disabled veteran license plates in the first year of enactment.
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Section: |
Authorities, Utilities, Transportation and Communications |
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Analyst: |
Associate Fiscal Analyst |
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Approved: |
Thomas Koenig Legislative Budget and Finance Officer |
This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note.
This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).