---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides partial pension and retirement income exclusion for taxpayers with income between $100,000 and $150,000."
description: "Provides partial pension and retirement income exclusion for taxpayers with income between $100,000 and $150,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5539"
citation: "New Jersey A 5539 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCOME TAX", "PENSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1d713e1-19bc-44bc-9ec1-f6c6f1135b91"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "99d1eff98272418a9f6e7add55a4cadce369eae117c9f1b340b04c01686d10ab"
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 5539 (219) — Provides partial pension and retirement income exclusion for taxpayers with income between $100,000 and $150,000.

## 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/A9999/5539_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3954
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.129. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1d713e1-19bc-44bc-9ec1-f6c6f1135b91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).