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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey requires emergency preparedness and response plans for Veterans' Memorial Homes
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs CommitteeSponsors: Flynn, Victoria A. and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey requires the Division of Veterans’ Healthcare Services to develop and maintain tailored preparedness and response plans for all State Veterans’ Memorial Homes, effective immediately upon enactment.
Establishes standardized safety protocols and crisis communication procedures across state-run facilities housing former service members.
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.
Veterans’ Memorial Homes residents
Residents are subject to newly mandated emergency response protocols and information dissemination systems.
Veterans’ Memorial Homes staff
Staff members must implement standardized emergency protocols and participate in training and simulation guidelines.
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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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