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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements."
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description: "Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "219"
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identifier: "A 1178"
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citation: "New Jersey A 1178 (219)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CORPORATIONS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "DePhillips, Christopher P.", "Pou, Nellie", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f4aa55a-0d16-4477-8118-53f80990a6d1"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "7dd825e170c60cdc750a770bd7f616e1bbcf3f9d67d4cb00f89a8f800e59460b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey A 1178 (219) — Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1500/1178_I1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
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- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
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- DePhillips, Christopher P. — primary (person)
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- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
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- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
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- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
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- **2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S898
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- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
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- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.238. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f4aa55a-0d16-4477-8118-53f80990a6d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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