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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk."
+description: "Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "221"
+identifier: "S 3608"
+citation: "New Jersey S 3608 (221)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE", "FOOD"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Drulis, Mitchelle", "Freiman, Roy", "McCann Stamato, Barbara", "Polistina, Vincent J.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2024-11-25T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe6c4be1-b93c-4d32-9a36-ebeb71ebffed"
+source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
+source_hash: "a2fc11205f7fff18aa7d023853e63afd603d30fda118bf3ee7f6153a77072b6d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey S 3608 (221) — Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3608_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint Assembly 10/28/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3608_R2.HTM)
+3. **Reprint SBA 10/7/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3608_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
+- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Drulis, Mitchelle — primary (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
+- McCann Stamato, Barbara — primary (person)
+- Polistina, Vincent J. — primary (person)
+- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
+- Allen, John — cosponsor (person)
+- Amato, Carmen F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
+- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
+- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
+- Fantasia, Dawn — cosponsor (person)
+- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Inganamort, Michael — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
+- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
+- Sauickie, Alex — cosponsor (person)
+- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
+- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
+- Swift, Claire S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
+- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Freiman) (Voice) `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4866 (2R)
+- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
+- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
+- **2024-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.95. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe6c4be1-b93c-4d32-9a36-ebeb71ebffed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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