---
type: "Bill"
title: "Raises from 45 to 57 maximum eligibility age for exempt fireman certificates and membership in New Jersey State Fireman's Association."
description: "Raises from 45 to 57 maximum eligibility age for exempt fireman certificates and membership in New Jersey State Fireman's Association."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4745"
citation: "New Jersey A 4745 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREFIGHTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Chaparro, Annette", "Danielsen, Joe", "Doherty, Michael J.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8f9ecd9-1919-47d9-86ea-c2b017efe60a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "95430e2e23fe4c7c9a155981927e0a719b158fbe08493d88cc3512cc333476ff"
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 4745 (219) — Raises from 45 to 57 maximum eligibility age for exempt fireman certificates and membership in New Jersey State Fireman's Association.

## 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/A5000/4745_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4745_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Doherty, Michael J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3277
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.123. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8f9ecd9-1919-47d9-86ea-c2b017efe60a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).