---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates the \"New Jersey Biotechnology Task Force.\""
description: "Creates the \"New Jersey Biotechnology Task Force.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 46"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 46 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["SCI AND TECH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Eustace, Tim", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Singer, Robert W."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/927650e0-9a5f-429d-9fe7-67947fb55cba"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0db09c72bea896f764085caf74b75d3be8b7449b986771281344eef9f62d250b"
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 AJR 46 (217) — Creates the "New Jersey Biotechnology Task Force."

## 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/2016/Bills/AJR/46_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-1-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR57
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, JR-5. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/927650e0-9a5f-429d-9fe7-67947fb55cba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).