---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund."
description: "Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 445"
citation: "New Jersey A 445 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCOME TAX", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony R.", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e44d28de-74fc-4ec9-9692-5b0c6ba8fc65"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8c2f9c826e1f531de31ad69ec6494c89b8ec9e06d357e0d5dd6168fedb997bec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 445 (217) — Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A0500/445_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wisniewski, John S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1661
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.203. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e44d28de-74fc-4ec9-9692-5b0c6ba8fc65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).