---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifies eligibility for deferred retirement for certain judges in JRS."
description: "Clarifies eligibility for deferred retirement for certain judges in JRS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3197"
citation: "New Jersey S 3197 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUDGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74575f84-9de3-49dc-9f23-0229858d2106"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "983de7b9018d1958a01427b5877493c47a1ab3698163d2e9559ab14531128ab1"
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 3197 (219) — Clarifies eligibility for deferred retirement for certain judges in JRS.

## 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/S3500/3197_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–8** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5344
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-8-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.105. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74575f84-9de3-49dc-9f23-0229858d2106`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).