A 3883 — Requires Governor's Office of Volunteerism to promote and support volunteerism for compliance with certain eligibility requirements for NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients; appropriates $200,000 to DHS, Office of Volunteerism, and DOLWD.*

A3883 2R3R [Second[Third Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No.

COUGHLIN District 19 (Middlesex) Assemblywoman  ANNETTE QUIJANO District 20 (Union) Assemblywoman  SHANIQUE SPEIGHT District 29 (Essex and Hudson) Assemblyman  JERRY WALKER District 31 (Hudson)  Senator  Co-SponsoredM. by:

AssemblymanTERESA Kearney,RUIZ AssemblywomenDistrict Carter,29 Brennan,(Essex Haider and AssemblymanHudson) SampsonSenator   PATRICK  J.     SYNOPSIS      Requires Governor’s Office of Volunteerism to promote and support volunteerism in connection to compliance with certain eligibility requirements for NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients;

appropriatesDIEGNAN, $125,000JR. to DHS and Office of Volunteerism.

 District CURRENT18 VERSION(Middlesex) OF  TEXTCo-Sponsored     by: As reported by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on June 23, 2026, with amendments.

Assemblyman Kearney, Assemblywomen Carter, Brennan, Haider, Assemblyman Sampson, Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblyman Spearman, Assemblywoman Morales, Assemblyman Stanley, Assemblywomen Drulis, Swain, Assemblyman Tully, Senators McKnight and Timberlake         SYNOPSIS       Requires Governor’s Office of Volunteerism to promote and support volunteerism for compliance with certain eligibility requirements for NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients;

appropriates $200,000 to DHS, Office of Volunteerism, and DOLWD.

  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      As reported by the Assembly Budget Committee on June 28, 2026, with amendments.

     a.    a.    On July 4, 2025, the federal law known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Pub.L.119-21, or OBBBA, was adopted, requiring New Jersey to implement various changes over the coming years to two of the State’s most critical safety-net programs:  NJ FamilyCare and the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP.       b.    NJ FamilyCare is New Jersey's State and federally funded health insurance program, comprised of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, that provides free or low-cost comprehensive healthcare coverage to over 1.8 million qualified residents, including children, pregnant individuals, single adults, parents, and those aged, blind, or disabled.

     c.    c.    SNAP is a nutrition assistance program, regulated by the federal government and implemented by the states, that provides cash benefits to supplement the grocery budgets of 425,000 low-income households in New Jersey.

     e.    e.    Notably, most non-disabled adults age 19 through 64 who qualify for NJ Family Care coverage will be newly required to engage in work or other community engagement activities for at least 80 hours per month.

     (1)  (1)  1[Establishing, or modifying an] Modifying the1 existing, web-based 1[tool that allow] HELPNJNOW portal 2, or any equivalent successor portal,2 to allow1 the public to search and apply for bona fide volunteer opportunities that comply with the applicable requirements;

     b.    The Department of Human Services shall create, or modify an existing, 1web-based,1 mobile 1[application] friendly resource1 that allows NJ FamilyCare and SNAP applicants and beneficiaries to submit to the appropriate eligibility determination agencies all information and documentation regarding volunteer or community service hours that 1[is] are1 necessary to demonstrate compliance with the Medicaid community engagement requirements established in section 71119 of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Pub.L.119-21, and with the expanded work requirements for SNAP established in section 10102 of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,”Pub.L.119-21.       c.    c.    1The Department of Human Services and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall establish a system by which 2to support the tracking of work activities and participation, including2 volunteer hours and community service acquired by SNAP applicants and beneficiaries under this section can be shared between the departments in order to collaboratively administer the NJ SNAP ETP, as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.

     1[d.] e.1    e.1    The State shall be immune from any liability for any injury incurred by a volunteer as a result of an individual’s volunteer or community service stemming from the 1exisitng,1 web-based 1[tool established, or modified, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a.

            14.  14.  There3[There is appropriated from the General Fund:Fund:] In the fiscal year beginning July 1 next following the effective date of this act, the Legislature shall appropriate3 to the Department of Human Services the sum of $50,000 to effectuate the provisions of this act;

 toand to the Department3Department of HumanLabor Servicesand Workforce Development the sum of $50,000 to effectuate the provisions of this act;

and to thethe3 Office of Volunteerism located in the Department of State the sum of $75,0003[$75,000] $100,0003 to effectuate the provisions of this act.1        1[4.