Requires transfer of certain participants of DCRP to PERS.*
This bill eliminates tiered retirement benefits in New Jersey's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), moving all current non-retired members to the "Tier 1" benefit level previously available to members who joined before July 1, 2007. It requires public employers to enroll eligible employees (earning above minimum salary but not meeting hour requirements) into PERS within 60 days, and automatically transfers service credit from the Defined Contribution Retirement Program (DCRP) to PERS for DCRP participants - without transferring their contributions - unless they opt out within six months. Disability recipients under long-term insurance become eligible for disability retirement benefits if they apply within two years. Changes apply only to retirement applications processed after the bill's effective date.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (56-12-1)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
3 primary · 37 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Alixon Collazos-Gill
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
Co
Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
Co
Avi Schnall
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara McCann Stamato
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Claire Swift
RRepublican
Co
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
Cody Miller
DDemocratic
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