New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5053: Municipal code officials, retired-return to part-time emp. after 90-day period
Status: Introduced, June 23, 2026
Permits retired municipal code officials to return to part-time employment after bona fide severance period without reenrollment in PERS.*
What the bill says
An Act concerning a return to employment by a municipal code official after retirement from the Public Employees Retirement System and amending P.L.1966, c.217.
From the amended text, June 23, 2026:
An Act concerning a return to employment by a municipal code official after retirement from the Public Employees Retirement System and amending P.L.1966, c.217. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 27 of P.L.1966, c.217 (C.43:15A-57.2) is amended to read as follows: 27. a. Except as provided in subsections b., c., [and] d. [ADDED: , and e.] of this section, if a former member of the State Employees' Retirement System or the retirement system, who has been granted a retirement allowance for any cause other than disability, becomes employed again in a position which makes him eligible to be a member of the retirement system, his retirement allowance and the right to any death benefit as a result of his former membership, shall be canceled until he again retires. Such person shall be re-enrolled in the retirement system and shall contribute thereto at a rate based on his age at the time of re-enrollment. Such person shall be treated as an active member for determining disability or death benefits while in service and no benefits pursuant to an optional selection with respect to his former membership shall be paid if his death shall occur during the period of such re-enrollment. Upon subsequent retirement of such member, his former retirement allowance …
Sponsors
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Louis D. Greenwald (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Ed Rodriguez (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14)
Latest actions
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : REP/ACA REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF ASL
Votes
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (June 23, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Assembly State and Local Government Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (June 1, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PENSIONS - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Common questions
- What is A5053?
- A5053 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Municipal code officials, retired-return to part-time emp. after 90-day period.
- What does A5053 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning a return to employment by a municipal code official after retirement from the Public Employees Retirement System and amending P.L.1966, c.217.
- What is the status of A5053?
- Introduced as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: REP/ACA 2RA (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5053?
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, 18), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5053?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5053
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