Allows cities to close existing life guard pension plans to new entrants and modifies certain life guard pension benefits; makes new life guard pension plans permissive.
This bill allows New Jersey cities to stop new lifeguards from joining existing pension plans and modifies certain current pension benefits for lifeguards. It makes it optional for cities to create new pension plans for future lifeguards (instead of requiring them). The changes affect all lifeguards in fourth-class cities and their retirement benefits, including eligibility for pensions after 20 years of service or disability. The bill does not specify exact benefit changes but alters how cities manage these pension funds.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Dec 4, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
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