A 4757 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Permits amusement games licenses to be issued to certain nonprofit organizations.

This bill allows tax-exempt nonprofits (501(c)(3) organizations under federal tax law) to obtain amusement game licenses for events they host, such as festivals, carnivals, or fairs held for their benefit or sponsored by them. Currently, licenses are available for certain venues and events like agricultural fairs, but nonprofits were excluded. The bill adds these organizations to the list of eligible applicants under New Jersey’s existing Amusement Games Licensing Law, requiring all other standard licensing conditions to be met. It does not change current licensing rules for other entities or permit permanent amusement operations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Sep 19, 2024 Signed Mar 6, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024

How they voted

350
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Jan 14, 2025
D Democratic24
20 Yea 4
83% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Mar 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.26.
executive
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0)
upper
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors