---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows certain former members of military reserve units to retain special license plates after conclusion of service."
description: "Allows certain former members of military reserve units to retain special license plates after conclusion of service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 4298"
citation: "New Jersey A 4298 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV REGULATIO", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Durr, Edward", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/850328a0-075d-4809-a4ea-512f538e2b4d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d770bcc8a5fd7bc7f04e19fdd1543df1ed8ae49b4ac774c28d3c067332386fab"
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 4298 (220) — Allows certain former members of military reserve units to retain special license plates after conclusion of service.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4500/4298_I1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Durr, Edward — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-2-0) `passage`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3081
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2023-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.29. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/850328a0-075d-4809-a4ea-512f538e2b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).