---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes New Jersey Innovation Authority."
description: "Establishes New Jersey Innovation Authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5728"
citation: "New Jersey A 5728 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTH - STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Moen, William F.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Tully, Chris", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bf9d465-82bf-446c-a494-25ae53aadefc"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "c1f7377eb564a42a19e24d1c390069345087ed64b4cbaa2eca405796bd2410dd"
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 5728 (221) — Establishes New Jersey Innovation Authority.

## 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/2024/A6000/5728_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AST 6/16/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5728_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–3** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **61–13** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **29–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Tully, Chris — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-13-2) `passage`
- **2025-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4485 (2R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (29-8) `passage`
- **2026-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.190. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bf9d465-82bf-446c-a494-25ae53aadefc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).