Requires refunds for payments made to venues for events canceled due to coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and caps additional venue charges at no more than rate of inflation for rescheduled events.

This bill (S 1766) requires New Jersey venues to refund payments for events canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic emergency (as defined in Executive Order 103 of 2020) or pandemic-related circumstances making events impossible. It also prohibits venues from charging rescheduling fees exceeding the inflation rate from the deposit date to the rescheduling request date. The law applies to all event payers and venues in New Jersey, taking effect retroactively to March 9, 2020. It remains in force until the pandemic emergency ends.