---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaisons."
description: "Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaisons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2856"
citation: "New Jersey S 2856 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Land, R. Bruce", "Madden, Fred H.", "Rible, David P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfdc5d78-a0d7-41c5-b6ad-a98eefeda3c2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "93dea96d27c9ce3a28e41cec61a5901252707c4a2a8b19e8a36598b5fa118235"
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 S 2856 (217) — Requires DMVA to notify county veterans' affairs office of death of certain military service members; requires office to have Gold Star liaisons.

## 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/S3000/2856_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S3000/2856_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Rible, David P. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4402 (1R)
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.57. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfdc5d78-a0d7-41c5-b6ad-a98eefeda3c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).