---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits Director of Division of Pensions and Benefits to initiate temporary transfer of funds in certain circumstances."
description: "Permits Director of Division of Pensions and Benefits to initiate temporary transfer of funds in certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3838"
citation: "New Jersey S 3838 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB EMP BENE", "STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-10-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d37d44b-3723-440a-9a4d-d4441d93cdbc"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "92d8c4d78e86c26a01df23d544f041854204fa23560448981d70043e9b17bae7"
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 3838 (221) — Permits Director of Division of Pensions and Benefits to initiate temporary transfer of funds in 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/S4000/3838_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SSG 10/24/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3838_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **28–12** (pass) · upper
- TABLE MOTION — **25–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **54–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (O'Scanlon)
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Sa (25-15) (Ruiz)
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (28-12) `passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4999 (1R)
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-13-8) `passage`
- **2024-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.86. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d37d44b-3723-440a-9a4d-d4441d93cdbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).