---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements."
description: "Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 1178"
citation: "New Jersey A 1178 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORPORATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "DePhillips, Christopher P.", "Pou, Nellie", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f4aa55a-0d16-4477-8118-53f80990a6d1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7dd825e170c60cdc750a770bd7f616e1bbcf3f9d67d4cb00f89a8f800e59460b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 1178 (219) — Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1500/1178_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S898
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.238. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f4aa55a-0d16-4477-8118-53f80990a6d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).