---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes eligibility for enrollment in PERS and subsequent retirement benefits for certain county fire instructors under certain conditions."
description: "Establishes eligibility for enrollment in PERS and subsequent retirement benefits for certain county fire instructors under certain conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 871"
citation: "New Jersey S 871 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PENSIONS POL", "PUB EMP BENE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Dunn, Aura K.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-12-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09da635e-240c-4ee4-9f2e-e83c6362c0ce"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "384a0dcbf0ae192a4b7fcd61a6b4127837dbd88021b5e0eb36077468d00fef8c"
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 871 (221) — Establishes eligibility for enrollment in PERS and subsequent retirement benefits for certain county fire instructors 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/2024/S1000/871_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ASL 9/19/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1000/871_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 6/24/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1000/871_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2286 (1R)
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.97. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09da635e-240c-4ee4-9f2e-e83c6362c0ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).