republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/a-1627.md

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Bill	Provides that PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law.	Provides that PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	A 1627	New Jersey A 1627 (218)	bill	EMER SVCS FIREFIGHTERS PENSIONS POL PENSIONS PUB	enacted	Auth, Robert Bucco, Anthony M. Danielsen, Joe DiMaio, John Kean, Thomas H. Sarlo, Paul A. Schepisi, Holly T.	2	11	6	2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00	2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/23516651-0687-4a80-a606-acfb386ed863	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	06b8ff501a52c39338ccf655fd190f42283b1e47e4ce6ddc44eb6a61a19044a5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 1627 (218) — Provides that PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported favorably out of committee — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR IN SA — 75–0 (pass) · lower
• AMEND — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 72–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported favorably out of committee — 8–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Auth, Robert — primary (person)
• Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
• Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
• DiMaio, John — primary (person)
• Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
• Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
• Schepisi, Holly T. — primary (person)
• Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
• Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
• Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
• Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
• DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
• Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
• Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
• Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
• Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
• Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
• Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
• Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
• Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
• Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
• Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
• Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (72-0-0) passage
• 2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee referral-committee
• 2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00 Senate Amendment (31-0) (Sarlo) amendment-passage
• 2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S1873 (1R)
• 2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (38-0) passage
• 2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) passage
• 2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2018, c.96. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/23516651-0687-4a80-a606-acfb386ed863. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).