---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows cigar bars and lounges to renew lapsed exemption from ban on indoor smoking under certain circumstances."
description: "Allows cigar bars and lounges to renew lapsed exemption from ban on indoor smoking under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4102"
citation: "New Jersey A 4102 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SMOKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59b2b3e2-6c3b-4b07-bfaa-50c5d748cdab"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "433ba0ada071e9d60133dee908ed67d123d60a46026ec0a7f8d6a6348c42fac5"
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 4102 (218) — Allows cigar bars and lounges to renew lapsed exemption from ban on indoor smoking under certain circumstances.

## 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/A4500/4102_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4102_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **73–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-3-2) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2626 (1R)
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (30-4) `passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-3-2) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.158. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59b2b3e2-6c3b-4b07-bfaa-50c5d748cdab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).