Expands scope of review of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.

S 1835 requires New Jersey's Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission to review **all** legislation affecting public employee pensions or health benefits, expanding its current scope. The bill mandates the Commission to analyze bills modifying retirement plans (including defined benefit, defined contribution, or deferred compensation plans) or health care benefits financing, procedures, or operations - previously some such bills were not reviewed. The Legislative Budget Office must identify qualifying bills within 20 days, and the Commission must submit written comments within 45 days (or with extension), preventing legislative action until review is complete unless deemed urgent. This directly affects state and local government pension/health benefit bills introduced in the legislature.