---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*"
description: "Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5049"
citation: "New Jersey A 5049 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PENSIONS POL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Hutchison, Dan", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Sampson, William B."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-11-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0af5fd99-3171-4047-a026-d8d1f3b56950"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "f4f6cf4b16fa2a785622d3d34564156ce69529b0c6d595ad63913e07d4670ff3"
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 5049 (221) — Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*

## 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/2024/A5500/5049_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 3/20/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5049_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint ABU 6/26/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5049_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Sampson, William B. — primary (person)
- Amato, Carmen F. — cosponsor (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Henry, Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Myhre, Gregory E. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Polistina, Vincent J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rumpf, Brian E. — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Steinhardt, Douglas J. — cosponsor (person)
- Tiver, Latham — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3812 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, 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/0af5fd99-3171-4047-a026-d8d1f3b56950`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).