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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Permits deferred retirement from JRS for member appointed as Administrative Director of the Courts by Chief Justice of Supreme Court."
+description: "Permits deferred retirement from JRS for member appointed as Administrative Director of the Courts by Chief Justice of Supreme Court."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "A 5998"
+citation: "New Jersey A 5998 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["JUDGES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f59a19b1-5629-441c-ab5a-1c5e455c9caf"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "80588719991c11aca3a2253b06d14fdcef0195ad3de9b24cedd111b8cdc3505a"
+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 A 5998 (219) — Permits deferred retirement from JRS for member appointed as Administrative Director of the Courts by Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
+
+## 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/2020/Bills/A9999/5998_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–1** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-1-0) `passage`
+- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4098
+- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
+- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.329. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f59a19b1-5629-441c-ab5a-1c5e455c9caf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+