---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes procedures for awarding of design-build contracts."
description: "Establishes procedures for awarding of design-build contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 1285"
citation: "New Jersey A 1285 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ST CONTRACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Moen, William F.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a94a8e4-1514-40ec-bba8-bf038923aa43"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b2fde937c30cd659b76b9e5d78c5c19a170f8e09e87189da865fbf1123c5e7db"
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 1285 (219) — Establishes procedures for awarding of design-build contracts.

## 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/A1500/1285_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1500/1285_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — 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 Community Development and Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Greenwald) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-3-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2874 (SS)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.71. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a94a8e4-1514-40ec-bba8-bf038923aa43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).