---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State."
description: "Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 741"
citation: "New Jersey A 741 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY", "STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Gopal, Vin", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0c840f9-b7ad-4ff4-819e-46d1c6eb985a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "eecfffd3e03b22fe2e16cf97c80dca8d33134a70ff991c82398cec0f21f62694"
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 741 (219) — Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State.

## 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/A1000/741_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — 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`
- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S762 (1R)
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.38. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0c840f9-b7ad-4ff4-819e-46d1c6eb985a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).