Establishes New Jersey Innovation Authority.
S 2185 establishes the New Jersey Innovation Authority, a new state agency within the Department of the Treasury focused on modernizing government technology. The Authority will be governed by a 13-member board (including four state officials and nine public members appointed by the Governor with tech expertise) and will develop digital solutions to improve public services. It can hire staff without civil service restrictions and must undergo a 10-day Governor review period before implementing decisions. This bill directly affects state agencies seeking to streamline services and benefits the public through more efficient digital government interactions.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 8, 2025
How they voted
This bill was withdrawn because
A 5728
was enacted as P.L.2025, c.190. Votes shown below are from that bill.
29–8
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-8-3)
senate
Dec 8, 2025
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (59-13-6)
general assembly
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
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