---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits certain members or retirees of PFRS,SPRS, or PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.**"
description: "Permits certain members or retirees of PFRS,SPRS, or PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4882"
citation: "New Jersey A 4882 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABLED", "PENSIONS POL", "PUB SAFETY", "TERRORISM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holley, Jamel C.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b428f24-bf8d-4704-89fd-164bb8e6ae86"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "73fee1dc7711d4b7d39e94c02b904839387ac0b3b6e6982f6fb8197a96faa690"
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 4882 (218) — Permits certain members or retirees of PFRS,SPRS, or PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.**

## 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/2018/Bills/A5000/4882_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4882_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
- Milam, Matthew W. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3474 (2R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.157. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b428f24-bf8d-4704-89fd-164bb8e6ae86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).