A 5146 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Removes exception to civil service working test period for political subdivision employees.

This bill removes a special exception that allowed political subdivision employees (like local government workers in cities, towns, or counties) to have a shorter 3-month working test period. Currently, most civil service employees face a 4-month test period (extendable to 6 months), but political subdivision employees had a 3-month exception. The bill eliminates that exception, requiring all such employees to serve the standard 4-month working test period (with possible extension to 6 months). This change affects all political subdivision employees in New Jersey who are subject to civil service rules.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Dec 16, 2024 Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D Democratic25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.261.
executive
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0)
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Oct 20, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Jun 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors