---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows member of PFRS who is police chief and fire department chief to serve until age 67 under certain conditions. *"
description: "Allows member of PFRS who is police chief and fire department chief to serve until age 67 under certain conditions. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 2158"
citation: "New Jersey A 2158 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PENSIONS POL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01ccbd8e-8385-4c44-b6a7-63c688115748"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9a7fdd68182f29c7ce919714a4b185810a4ceb35edb4cbfc014aa1fdcf98789a"
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 2158 (220) — Allows member of PFRS who is police chief and fire department chief to serve until age 67 under certain conditions. *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2158_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2158_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **21–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (44-32-1) `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1367 (1R)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-15) `passage`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.9. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01ccbd8e-8385-4c44-b6a7-63c688115748`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).