---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates Garden State Growth Zone at Atlantic City International Airport and surrounding area; adjusts full-time employee designation requirements.*"
description: "Creates Garden State Growth Zone at Atlantic City International Airport and surrounding area; adjusts full-time employee designation requirements.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3676"
citation: "New Jersey A 3676 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AVIATION", "ECONOMIC DEV"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Brown, Chris A.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24f04641-acf4-4ba3-9f40-abf620e53d42"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9c78d1941d4581e117175cb84637ee4f2434d264f7325a83b184e2d1ebe27868"
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 3676 (218) — Creates Garden State Growth Zone at Atlantic City International Airport and surrounding area; adjusts full-time employee designation requirements.*

## 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/2018/Bills/A4000/3676_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3676_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **65–9** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **72–7** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-9-1) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2307 (2R)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-7-0) `passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-1) `passage`
- **2018-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.120. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24f04641-acf4-4ba3-9f40-abf620e53d42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).