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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Increases death benefit of active member of PFRS and SPRS to 50 percent of final compensation for surviving child or children."
+description: "Increases death benefit of active member of PFRS and SPRS to 50 percent of final compensation for surviving child or children."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "S 1966"
+citation: "New Jersey S 1966 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["PENSIONS", "PENSIONS POL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Singleton, Troy", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dd24ce1-95b7-4e15-b478-03252c50497e"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "8743f5030ad7ab0d12902271da4abac18b8bace92168c5088f7a8a7c26d4735a"
+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 S 1966 (218) — Increases death benefit of active member of PFRS and SPRS to 50 percent of final compensation for surviving child or children.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1966_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
+- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
+- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
+- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
+- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4182
+- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-1) `passage`
+- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.305. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dd24ce1-95b7-4e15-b478-03252c50497e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+