---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to provide grants to employees of public institutions of higher education and their companies."
description: "Allows Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to provide grants to employees of public institutions of higher education and their companies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3402"
citation: "New Jersey S 3402 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "SCI AND TECH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DePhillips, Christopher P.", "Singer, Robert W.", "Tully, Chris", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-10-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/819f5b64-0304-4132-b2ce-eaaa50852389"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f16511598358f2141737a962b9edf4a884811599d4bd1617afba788d8825ac5d"
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 S 3402 (220) — Allows Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to provide grants to employees of public institutions of higher education and their companies.

## 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/S3500/3402_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SSG 6/12/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3402_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- DePhillips, Christopher P. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Tully, Chris — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer, Beth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-1) `passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5037 (1R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.164. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/819f5b64-0304-4132-b2ce-eaaa50852389`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).