---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates license to manufacture and sell hard cider and mead.*"
description: "Creates license to manufacture and sell hard cider and mead.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3351"
citation: "New Jersey A 3351 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE", "REGULATORY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Quijano, Annette", "Space, Parker"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7a7cbcf-d6ef-4717-bd8f-50d921308eb9"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c85e2e976de60396017713edd3c13b7d39b986c48134532d4f9f19e0b7a81699"
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 A 3351 (217) — Creates license to manufacture and sell hard cider and mead.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3351_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3351_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3351_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–3** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitution (Lampitt)
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-3-1) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2570
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.80. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7a7cbcf-d6ef-4717-bd8f-50d921308eb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).