---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires State agencies in awarding contracts for purchase of items that require power source to consider items powered by fuel cells."
description: "Requires State agencies in awarding contracts for purchase of items that require power source to consider items powered by fuel cells."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 740"
citation: "New Jersey A 740 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY", "STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "Gopal, Vin", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4867fda-ff28-46d6-8ff6-9e50407dd144"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e75b56491d5e9b9e059e955287789644bb0daf6b9da40de94ca5a0ad6cfdabb1"
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 740 (219) — Requires State agencies in awarding contracts for purchase of items that require power source to consider items powered by fuel cells.

## 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/A1000/740_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — 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 Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2846
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.91. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4867fda-ff28-46d6-8ff6-9e50407dd144`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).