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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill exempts disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients from parking meter fees regardless of vehicle ownership
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs CommitteeSponsors: Wayne DeAngelo and 6 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Disabled veterans and recipients are exempt from municipal parking meter fees when riding in any vehicle displaying official special plates or a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission placard, removing the prior requirement that the vehicle be owned by the veteran or recipient.
Expands parking fee exemptions for qualifying veterans and military recipients to non-owned vehicles, such as borrowed cars or rideshares, while maintaining the 24-hour limit at any single parking location.
- Existing New Jersey law under P.L.2015, c.218 previously granted parking meter fee exemptions to disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients only for vehicles personally owned by the veteran or recipient. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Disabled veterans
Qualify for municipal parking meter fee exemptions in non-owned vehicles displaying official plates or placards.
Purple Heart recipients
Qualify for municipal parking meter fee exemptions in non-owned vehicles displaying official plates or placards.
Municipalities
Prohibited from collecting parking meter fees from eligible veterans and Purple Heart recipients under the specified conditions.
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Required to promulgate rules and regulations and provide for the issuance of placards for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do disabled veterans need to own the car they are riding in to get free parking at meters?
Is there a time limit on how long an exempt vehicle can park at a meter?
Who issues the special placards and license plates mentioned in the bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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