February 29, 2024
Following the release of Governor Murphy's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 State Budget, the New JerseySenate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Budget Committee have announced they will be conducting their respective public hearings on the FY2025 State Budget.
Interested individuals can begin registering to testify at one of the public hearings. Participants will only be allowed to testify at one Senate public hearing and/or one Assembly public hearing. Those participants from statewide and national organizations with multiple chapters, offices, locations, etc., should consolidate their efforts and select one person to represent each of these organizations at one public hearing. Presentations may include information pertaining to more than one chapter, office, location, etc.
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will host its first hearing in person on March 19, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, at the Campus Center Atrium, 150 Bleeker Street, Newark, NJ. Click here to register to attend.
The second Senate hearing will be held virtually without the possibility of in-person attendance on March 26, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Click here to register to attend.
The Assembly Budget Committee will hold its first public budget hearing in person on March 11, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET in Committee Room 11 on the 4th Floor of the State House Annex, 145 West State Street, Trenton, NJ. Click here to register to attend.
The Assembly Budget Committee will hold its second hearing in person on March 20, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET in Committee Room 11 on the 4th Floor of the State House Annex, 145 West State Street, Trenton, NJ. Click here to register to attend.
NJAMHAA encourages all members to participate in these public hearings as it is more important than ever to both propose and secure additional funds in the budget. For content to incorporate into testimony, please refer to NJAMHAA's funding priorities and Diverse Faces: All Are Worthy of Full Investment campaign brochure and videos.
Click here to access the New Jersey Legislature Budget Public Hearings webpage to register for any of these hearings and for more information.
