NJ A4357

Bill

Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.

Introduced
06/20/2022

In Committee
06/20/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill resolves an apparent conflict between provisions in chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, which permit municipalities to offer group health insurance benefits to volunteer fire fighters and emergency responders, and provisions in chapter 27A of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes regarding small employer health benefits plans. For example, although N.J.S.40A:10-30 authorizes a municipality to provide group health plans to volunteer firefighters, those volunteers are not considered eligible employees under the small employer health benefits plan statutes. This bill clarifies that these volunteers, as well as emergency responders, may be included in the group of eligible employees in municipalities regarded as small employers, and thereby receive coverage under the same group plan.

AI Summary

This bill clarifies that volunteer firefighters and emergency responders may be included in the group of eligible employees in municipalities regarded as small employers, and thereby receive coverage under the same group health plan. The bill resolves an apparent conflict between provisions in the New Jersey statutes that permit municipalities to offer group health insurance to these volunteers, and provisions regarding small employer health benefits plans that do not consider them eligible employees. This change allows these volunteers to be counted as part of the eligible employee group for small employer health plan purposes.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (5)

Kevin Rooney (R)*, Kimberly Eulner (R), Bethanne Patrick (R), Marilyn Piperno (R), Parker Space (R),

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 06/20/2022)

Official Document

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A4357

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A4357
BillText	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2022/A4500/4357_I1.HTM
Bill	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2022/A4500/4357_I1.PDF

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
A3979	Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.	Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee	Carry Over
S1256	Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.	Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee	Carry Over
S331	Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.	Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee	Same As

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