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Division of Pensions & Benefits

Recent Legislation

Links to older Chapter Laws and other legislative information can be found on the New Jersey Legislature website.


Subject

P.L. 2025, c. 21 (Chapter 21)

This law expands certain provisions of P.L. 2022, c. 9 (Chapter 9) to allow a police or fire department chief who meets certain criteria to remain in the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) and continue serving as a chief for one additional year.


Date Approved: February 28, 2025

Effective Date: February 28, 2025






Subject

P.L. 2024, c. 105 (Chapter 105)

This law extends telemedicine and telehealth coverage under the State Health Benefits Plan (SHBP) and the School Employees’ Health Benefits Plan (SEHBP) until July 1, 2026.


Date Approved: December 31, 2024

Effective Date: December 31, 2024

P.L. 2024, c. 97 (Chapter 97)

This law establishes eligibility for enrollment in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and subsequent retirement benefits for county fire instructors who were employed and enrolled before November 1, 2008.


Date Approved: December 12, 2024

Effective Date: December 12, 2024

P.L. 2024, c. 86 (Chapter 86)

This law allows the Director of the Division of Pensions & Benefits to initiate a temporary transfer of funds from the State Health Benefits fund to the local public employee health benefits fund. The Director will provide monthly reporting to the Treasurer’s office.


Date Approved: October 30, 2024

Effective Date: October 30, 2024

P.L. 2024, c. 70 (Chapter 70)

This law changes the membership requirements for the Board of Trustees of the State Police Retirement System (SPRS).


Date Approved: September 12, 2024

Effective Date: September 12, 2024

P.L. 2024, c. 56 (Chapter 56)

This law permits county prosecutors to receive credit in the Prosecutors Part of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) for judicial law clerk service in a State court. Additionally, a retired member of the Judicial Retirement System (JRS) can be appointed as a county prosecutor but cannot be enrolled in any other State-administered retirement system based on that service.


Date Approved: August 22, 2024

Effective Date: August 22, 2024

P.L. 2024, c. 54 (Chapter 54)

This law permits a member of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) to purchase credit for service as a class two special law enforcement officer with a public State employer.


Date Approved: August 22, 2024

Effective Date: August 22, 2024

P.L. 2024, c. 16 (Chapter 16)

This law introduces changes to the process of accessing government records under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).


Date Approved: June 5, 2024

Effective Date: September 3, 2024

P.L. 2024, c. 15 (Chapter 15)

This new law mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for professional firefighters not enrolled in SHBP, but who are eligible for SHBP by public employment.


Date Approved: June 3, 2024

Effective Date: June 3, 2024

P.L. 2023, c. 249 (Chapter 249)

This law extends provisions of P.L.2021, c.498, for calendar years 2023 or 2024 to allow for a temporary return to employment by a former employee of the Legislature after retirement from the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

Date Approved: January 8, 2024

Effective Date: January 8, 2024

P.L. 2023, c. 247 (Chapter 247)

This law requires carriers to offer health care providers more than one method of payment for reimbursement.

Date Approved: January 8, 2024

Effective Date: July 6, 2024

P.L. 2023, c. 225 (Chapter 225)

This law allows for credit against contract cost for primary care services managed by health care provider for public employees and their dependents; allows referrals to other providers that have contractual relationship with such health care provider.

Date Approved: January 8, 2024

Effective Date: January 8, 2024 (Retroactive to July 1, 2022)

Subject

P.L. 2023, c. 296 (Chapter 296)

This law updates the requirements and standards for authorization and prior authorization of health care services.

Date Approved: December 21, 2023

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

P.L. 2023, c. 199 (Chapter 199)

This law extends the end date from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2024, for which State health benefits plans are to provide coverage and payment for health care services delivered to a covered person through telemedicine or telehealth.

Date Approved: December 21, 2023

Effective Date: January 1, 2024

P.L. 2023, c. 195 (Chapter 195)

This new law permits the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) and the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) to award contracts for more claims administrators for each program and requires claims data and trend reports.

Date Approved: December 21, 2023

Effective Date: December 21, 2023

P.L. 2023, c. 151 (Chapter 151)

This law allows a municipality to determine if a newly appointed individual serving as municipal fire department chaplain will hold rank and receive salary and benefits.

Date Approved: September 1, 2023

Effective Date: September 1, 2023

P.L. 2023, c. 121 (Chapter 121)

This law permits teachers, and professional staff members who provide special services, who retired from the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in the TPAF if employment commences during the 2023-2024 school year.

Date Approved: July 20, 2023

Effective Date: July 20, 2023

P.L. 2023, c. 107 (Chapter 107)

This law establishes new transparency standards for pharmacy benefits manager business practices.

Date Approved: July 10, 2023

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

P.L. 2023, c. 106 (Chapter 106)

This law establishes certain data reporting requirements for prescription drug supply chain; establishes Drug Affordability Council; appropriates $1,500,000.

Date Approved: July 10, 2023

Effective Date: July 10, 2023

P.L. 2023, c. 105 (Chapter 105)

This law requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for epinephrine auto-injector devices and asthma inhalers; limits cost sharing for health insurance coverage of insulin.

Date Approved: July 10, 2023

Effective Date: March 1, 2024

P.L. 2023, c. 92 (Chapter 92)

This law extends until May 1, 2026, the application deadline under P. L. 2021, c. 52, which provides a retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for certain members of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS).

Date Approved: July 3, 2023

Effective Date: July 3, 2023

P.L. 2023, c. 31 (Chapter 31)

This law permits a judge who was collecting an annuity from a State-administered retirement system while serving as a judge and deferred retirement to become County Prosecutor or Administrative Director of the Courts between November 1, 2020 and April 3, 2023, to continue to collect that annuity while serving in that position. The law is effective immediately and retroactive to November 1, 2020.

Date Approved: April 3, 2023

Effective Date: April 3, 2023 (and retroactive to November 1, 2020)

P.L. 2023, c. 8 (Chapter 8)

This law requires health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screenings recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and eliminates cost-sharing requirements for colonoscopies performed following a positive result on a non-colonoscopy, colorectal cancer screening test.

Date Approved: February 2, 2023

Effective Date: June 1, 2023

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