---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases to under $15,000 from under $10,000 amount of permitted annual compensation paid to TPAF retiree reemployed as athletic coach by former school district within 180 days of retirement."
description: "Increases to under $15,000 from under $10,000 amount of permitted annual compensation paid to TPAF retiree reemployed as athletic coach by former school district within 180 days of retirement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1878"
citation: "New Jersey A 1878 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PENSIONS TEA", "SPORTS", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97d06f1c-94b3-4ebb-ae31-3635b3997acb"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d1df4d4360171310d9a8c672c1f12e9017df1ee62c4a6b1ab3d68b2ce0167ae9"
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 1878 (217) — Increases to under $15,000 from under $10,000 amount of permitted annual compensation paid to TPAF retiree reemployed as athletic coach by former school district within 180 days of retirement.

## 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/2016/Bills/A2000/1878_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **65–5** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–5** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-5-1) `passage`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2404
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-5) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.76. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97d06f1c-94b3-4ebb-ae31-3635b3997acb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).