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type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1627"
citation: "New Jersey A 1627 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS", "FIREFIGHTERS", "PENSIONS POL", "PENSIONS PUB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Auth, Robert", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Danielsen, Joe", "DiMaio, John", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Schepisi, Holly T."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23516651-0687-4a80-a606-acfb386ed863"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "06b8ff501a52c39338ccf655fd190f42283b1e47e4ce6ddc44eb6a61a19044a5"
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 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](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1627_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1627_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **50** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **750** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **310** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **720** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **380** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **80** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23516651-0687-4a80-a606-acfb386ed863`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).