Allows seasonal retail consumption alcoholic beverage license holder to exchange license for full-year consumption license.
This bill allows current seasonal retail consumption alcohol license holders in New Jersey to exchange their limited-season licenses (valid only during summer or winter months) for full-year "plenary" licenses. Seasonal license holders can surrender their existing license to the issuing authority to convert it to a year-round license, enabling them to sell alcohol every day of the year. Municipalities cannot prohibit this conversion or restrict the licensee's operating hours to match those of standard plenary license holders. The change directly affects seasonal license holders who currently operate under seasonal time limits, providing them with year-round operational flexibility.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 57
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic36
94% Yea
R
Republican21
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (71-3-0)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-0)
upper
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
5 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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