---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Dominick Marino PFRS Enhanced Benefits for Surviving Spouses Act\"; enhances PFRS accidental death benefit for surviving spouse who becomes eligible after effective date by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.*"
description: "\"Dominick Marino PFRS Enhanced Benefits for Surviving Spouses Act\"; enhances PFRS accidental death benefit for surviving spouse who becomes eligible after effective date by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 487"
citation: "New Jersey S 487 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREFIGHTERS", "PENSIONS", "POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Mejia, Pedro", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sacco, Nicholas J.", "Stack, Brian P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a93b5b22-2821-42b5-986b-9c67371f6475"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e52b12400bf70cfcb922ef5ca696a7e27fbbe3e7ff639e64d45b4bdbd89b3b8f"
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 487 (219) — "Dominick Marino PFRS Enhanced Benefits for Surviving Spouses Act"; enhances PFRS accidental death benefit for surviving spouse who becomes eligible after effective date by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.*

## 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/S0500/487_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/487_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Jimenez) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2317 (1R)
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.151. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a93b5b22-2821-42b5-986b-9c67371f6475`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).