---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adjusts bid threshold amounts for certain public research universities; permits certain contracts for school districts, municipalities, and counties to be awarded by qualified purchasing agent.*"
description: "Adjusts bid threshold amounts for certain public research universities; permits certain contracts for school districts, municipalities, and counties to be awarded by qualified purchasing agent.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 5501"
citation: "New Jersey A 5501 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jasey, Mila M.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bff38367-20d6-4762-ac56-6e3c04f8c47e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4f76c4dd1a21a984656f0090755fe6d6713fb9841098bac848029e324c698907"
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 5501 (220) — Adjusts bid threshold amounts for certain public research universities; permits certain contracts for school districts, municipalities, and counties to be awarded by qualified purchasing agent.*

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5501_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Senate 12/21/23** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5501_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (32-0) (Zwicker) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3895 (SCS/1R)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-1) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-1-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.252. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bff38367-20d6-4762-ac56-6e3c04f8c47e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).