SENATE HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2955

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 11, 2026

      The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2955.

      As amended by the committee, this bill directs the Commissioner of Human Services to require each county welfare agency located in the State to direct clients to, and in addition to any financial planning services provided at the agency, promote the use of, the Department of the Treasury’s free personal finance web-based platform, or any subsequent platform provided by that department or the State.

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2026-2027 session pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amendments remove provisions of the bill that would have required county welfare agencies to provide certain financial planning services.  The committee amendments provide that county welfare agencies will promote any financial planning services provided offered at the agency.

      The committee amendments remove an appropriation that would have been allocated to county welfare agencies to provide certain financial planning services.