S 3848 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Concerns alcoholic beverage licenses for sporting facilities.

This bill (S 3848) amends New Jersey law to change how alcoholic beverage licenses work for sporting facilities. It removes two current restrictions: the rule limiting all-inclusive areas to one per game/event and the 500-person capacity cap for those areas. The bill clarifies that "sporting facility" includes all areas up to the security perimeter, and allows venues to establish unlimited all-inclusive zones of any size or number. This directly affects stadiums, arenas, and similar venues holding sporting facility licenses.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Oct 28, 2024 Signed Mar 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Dec 19, 2024 · General Assembly Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 19, 2024
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.34.
executive
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
lower
Dec 19, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
lower
Dec 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Oct 28, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors