A 2318 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Provides accidental disability benefits to police who contract COVID-19 under certain circumstances.

This bill provides full accidental disability benefits to New Jersey police officers who became permanently and totally disabled from contracting COVID-19 between June 5, 2021, and January 31, 2022. To qualify, officers must have contracted the virus while working at a location other than their residence during that period. The benefits apply retroactively from June 5, 2021, and do not affect existing rights to other benefits under state law. It specifically covers police officers meeting these conditions, not all public safety workers.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
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