---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games."
description: "Permits bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 621"
citation: "New Jersey A 621 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE", "SPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6687edf3-9a5b-4f7f-a701-b5865515be07"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "12e96d144db07b8a633e1123b9b72b352ad3622e541600d267b4817764e5e10c"
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 621 (217) — Permits bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1000/621_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1000/621_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-1-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2328 (2R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.152. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6687edf3-9a5b-4f7f-a701-b5865515be07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).