---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for current members of PFRS who retire within two years.*"
description: "Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for current members of PFRS who retire within two years.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 1017"
citation: "New Jersey S 1017 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PENSIONS POL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Lagana, Joseph A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/034da910-56b7-4e7b-8543-5b27dde2e8b6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3962be2764df3dd8dcb95294a4a2c26045efb2ade5303ffba93607d67f936039"
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 1017 (219) — Provides retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for current members of PFRS who retire within two years.*

## 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/S1500/1017_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1017_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2562 (1R)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-0-3) `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.52. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/034da910-56b7-4e7b-8543-5b27dde2e8b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).