ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 3890

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 18, 2025

      The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3890 (1R).

      As reported, this bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education, to develop general program information about the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as “SNAP.”  The information is to include a link about the program and a link to the website for NJ 211, the Statewide information and referral service for health, emergency, and human services resources and assistance. 

      The bill also requires each public institution of higher education to include with its initial offer of admission and, via email, upon each semester’s registration: (1) the information developed pursuant to the bill’s provisions; and (2) information on any food assistance, pantry, meal swipe, or similar programs offered by the institution or located in the community.

      As reported by the committee, Senate Bill No. 3890 (1R) is identical to Assembly Bill No. 5579, which was also reported by the committee on this date.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) finds that this bill may lead to increases in costs for certain public institutions of higher education.  The magnitude of the potential cost increases depend on the extent to which the institution does not already comply with the provisions of the bill related to supplying students information concerning various food assistance programs.

      While some public institutions may provide information in a new manner through initial offers of admission and via email each semester as a result of the bill, the OLS finds it likely that supplying this information would not significantly increase costs for public institutions of higher education.

      The OLS finds that the provisions of the bill requiring the Department of Human Services to develop general information about the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will likely have no fiscal impact on the department.  The department appears to have already developed information and various resources on the program in a manner that conforms with the bill’s provisions.