NJ A1772

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
01/27/2016

In Committee
09/19/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/08/2018

Introduced Session

2016-2017 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill is intended to resolve 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 would clarify that the volunteers may be included in the group of eligible employees in municipalities regarded as small employers, and thereby receive coverage under the same group plan, resulting in lower insurance rates for the municipality.

AI Summary

This bill clarifies that volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders can be included in the group of eligible employees in municipalities regarded as small employers, and thereby receive coverage under the same group health insurance plan as other municipal employees. This will result in lower insurance rates for the municipality.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (8)

John Burzichelli (D)*, Joe Lagana (D)*, Gabriela Mosquera (D)*, Nancy Pinkin (D)*, Annette Quijano (D)*, Marlene Caride (D), Patrick Diegnan (D), Benjie Wimberly (D),

Last Action

Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee (on 09/19/2016)

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
BillText	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1772_I1.HTM
Bill	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1772_I1.PDF

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
A2202	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 Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee	Carry Over
S1178	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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