---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides increased tax credit amounts under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program for certain businesses that have collaborative research relationships with colleges or universities.*"
description: "Provides increased tax credit amounts under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program for certain businesses that have collaborative research relationships with colleges or universities.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4432"
citation: "New Jersey A 4432 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUS TAXES", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Singleton, Troy", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19ae77a2-e723-40bc-b4a8-e88275dd10ac"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4d6163aae218833d72f9ea07a0fe646ff265deb4d17dddae17e3364d09144bcc"
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 4432 (217) — Provides increased tax credit amounts under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program for certain businesses that have collaborative research relationships with colleges or universities.*

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4432_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4432_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4432_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **10–3** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-8-5) `passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2841 (SCS)
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (32-0) (Cunningham)
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.221. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19ae77a2-e723-40bc-b4a8-e88275dd10ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).