---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $3,000 to $6,000."
description: "Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $3,000 to $6,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5609"
citation: "New Jersey A 5609 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCOME TAX", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Armato, John", "Freiman, Roy", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Milam, Matthew W.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d329c76-543c-42b4-b3cf-e30d1026a852"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0196f96e2cb5d519f50fcdf38ad7df6891394d83569d117bb49546353bbd01fb"
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 5609 (218) — Increases gross income tax deduction available to veterans from $3,000 to $6,000.

## 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/2018/Bills/A9999/5609_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Milam, Matthew W. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3960
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.146. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d329c76-543c-42b4-b3cf-e30d1026a852`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).