---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public agencies and government contractors to report cybersecurity incidents to New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. *"
description: "Requires public agencies and government contractors to report cybersecurity incidents to New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 297"
citation: "New Jersey S 297 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMELAND SEC", "INTERNET", "STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Calabrese, Clinton", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Madden, Fred H.", "Murphy, Carol A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/741c928e-3429-4f0e-8596-6c2d951476a5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "50217c64d5d08b120e4c4e755c9225c4826f65f9383f446b00737ec795549cc7"
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 297 (220) — Requires public agencies and government contractors to report cybersecurity incidents to New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. *

## 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/S0500/297_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/297_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, Chris — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A493 (1R)
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-2) `passage`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.19. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/741c928e-3429-4f0e-8596-6c2d951476a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).