---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adds technology transfer duties to New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology."
description: "Adds technology transfer duties to New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 553"
citation: "New Jersey S 553 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "SCI AND TECH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Conaway, Herb", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/923e4fdd-a986-4a80-ae8e-415c22df3b73"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "923ce7bd03232f2d4c0f14ac7f6dedd8eae9a89b96dd239944d2f97f92f80c96"
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 553 (220) — Adds technology transfer duties to New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.

## 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/S1000/553_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AST 5/11/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/553_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (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 Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4238 (1R)
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.204. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/923e4fdd-a986-4a80-ae8e-415c22df3b73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).