All Roll Calls
Yes: 118 • No: 0
New JerseyA5381220th Legislature (2024-2025)HouseWALLET
Provides medical documentation requirement for certain members of PERS, PFRS, and SPRS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations; removes filing deadline.*
Sponsored By: Atkins, Reginald W., Linda R. Greenstein (Democratic), James J. Kennedy (Democratic), Annette Quijano (Democratic), Michael Venezia (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Retirees can challenge late 9/11 registration denials
Beginning July 23, 2025, certain New Jersey public pension retirees can ask their pension board to reconsider a 9/11 registration denial. They must have filed an eligibility registration form and been denied because they missed the earlier registration period. This applies to the Public Employees’, Police and Firemen’s, and State Police retirement systems. Reconsideration does not guarantee approval or pension payments.
Medical proof required for 9/11 disability pensions
Beginning July 23, 2025, covered New Jersey public workers and retirees must meet medical-proof rules for 9/11 disability pension claims. They must have passed a public-service entry physical or provide sufficient evidence from other exams near entry showing no qualifying condition. This applies to disability presumptions and requests to recalculate retirement payments based on a qualifying World Trade Center condition. Covered work occurred at the site from September 11 through October 11, 2001. The presumption generally requires at least eight hours of work. Shorter service qualifies only for September 11–12, 2001, when a documented on-site injury forced the person to stop before eight hours. That same injury must be the condition claimed. Recalculation requires at least eight hours of work and a medical board finding that the work caused the qualifying disability. Retirees must apply within 180 days after they knew, or reasonably should have known, of the disability and its connection to the work. Covered systems include police, fire, and State Police pensions, plus specified public employee pension groups, including emergency medical technicians and certain workers who failed police-and-fire enrollment age or medical requirements.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Atkins, Reginald W.
Affiliation unavailable
Linda R. Greenstein
Democratic • Senate
James J. Kennedy
Democratic • House
Annette Quijano
Democratic • House
Michael Venezia
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Carmen F. Amato Jr.
Republican • Senate
Anthony M. Bucco
Republican • Senate
Wayne P. DeAngelo
Democratic • House
Margie Donlon M.D.
Democratic • House
Mitchelle Drulis
Democratic • House
Dawn Fantasia
Republican • House
Victoria A. Flynn
Republican • House
Roy Freiman
Democratic • House
Michael Inganamort
Republican • House
Robert J. Karabinchak
Democratic • House
Yvonne Lopez
Democratic • House
Matsikoudis, Michele
Affiliation unavailable
Tennille R. McCoy
Democratic • House
Angela V. McKnight
Democratic • Senate
Carol A. Murphy
Democratic • House
Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr.
Republican • Senate
Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq.
Democratic • House
Ramirez, Jessica
Affiliation unavailable
Gerry Scharfenberger
Republican • House
Shanique Speight
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/30/2025
3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Yes: 79 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/30/2025
3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor — P.L.2025, c.117.
7/23/2025GovernorPassed Senate, PBH — (39-0)
6/30/2025SenateSubstituted for S4402 (1R)
6/30/2025SenateReceived in Senate, SWR, 2nd Reading in Senate
6/30/2025SenatePassed Assembly — (79-0-0)
6/30/2025HouseREP/ACA, 2nd Reading in Assembly
6/19/2025HouseReported, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
4/10/2025HouseIntroduced, 1st Reading in Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
3/6/2025House
Bill Text
Version PL2025
9/15/2025
Version AL2025
8/25/2025
7/3/25; 1R CC
7/3/2025
Assembly Appropriations (6/19/25 1R)
7/1/2025
6/27/25; 1R
6/27/2025
6/19/25; as introduced
6/19/2025
Assembly Appropriations Substitute (6/19/25)
6/19/2025
As Introduced
6/17/2025
Assembly State and Local Government Substitute (4/10/25)
4/11/2025
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