republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/ajr-46.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Creates the "New Jersey Biotechnology Task Force."	Creates the "New Jersey Biotechnology Task Force."	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	AJR 46	New Jersey AJR 46 (217)	joint resolution	SCI AND TECH	enacted	Benson, Daniel R. Eustace, Tim Gordon, Robert M. Johnson, Gordon M. Pinkin, Nancy J. Schaer, Gary S. Singer, Robert W.	1	8	4	2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00	2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/927650e0-9a5f-429d-9fe7-67947fb55cba	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	0db09c72bea896f764085caf74b75d3be8b7449b986771281344eef9f62d250b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey AJR 46 (217) — Creates the "New Jersey Biotechnology Task Force."

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported favorably out of committee — 12–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 39–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported favorably out of committee — 4–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 74–1 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
• Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
• Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
• Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
• Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
• Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
• Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
• Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
• Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
• McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
• Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (74-1-0) passage
• 2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee referral-committee
• 2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for SJR57
• 2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) passage
• 2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2016, JR-5. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/927650e0-9a5f-429d-9fe7-67947fb55cba. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).