NJ S601

Bill

NJ S601

Requires PFRS enrollment to be retroactive to first date of employment for death benefit eligibility.

Introduced
01/09/2024

In Committee
01/09/2024

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires eligible policemen and firemen to be deemed enrolled in the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) retroactive to their first date of employment for the purpose of a death benefit. Under current law, eligible policemen and firemen are required to be enrolled in the PFRS as a condition of their employment. This bill provides that the death of an employee prior to enrollment in PFRS will be deemed to have occurred during active service. The bill requires that an employee's membership in PFRS is to be retroactive to the first date of their employment if they were not enrolled in PFRS at the time of their death. This will permit an employee's surviving spouse, child, or parent to collect death benefits. Additionally, if the employee died prior to the enactment of this bill, their surviving spouse, child, or parent may apply for death benefits within 12 months after the enactment of this bill.

AI Summary

This bill requires that if a police officer or firefighter (members of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System, or PFRS) dies before being officially enrolled in the PFRS, their death will be considered to have occurred while they were actively serving, and they will be treated as if they were enrolled at the time of their death. This change is intended to ensure that surviving spouses, children, or parents can receive death benefits, even if the employee wasn't formally enrolled in the PFRS at the moment of their passing. For those who died before this bill becomes law, their beneficiaries will have 12 months from the bill's enactment date to apply for these benefits, which, if approved, will be retroactive to the date of the employee's death.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Latham Tiver (R)*,

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 01/09/2024)

Official Document

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S601

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S601
BillText	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S1000/601_I1.HTM
BillText	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1000/601_I1.HTM

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
A5787	Requires PFRS enrollment to be retroactive to first date of employment for death benefit eligibility.	Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee	Carry Over
A740	Requires PFRS enrollment to be retroactive to first date of employment for death benefit eligibility.	Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee	Same As
S4198	Requires PFRS enrollment to be retroactive to first date of employment for death benefit eligibility.	Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee	Carry Over

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