---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits owner of 10 percent or more of member team of sports governing body to place or accept wagers on certain sports events in which other member teams participate."
description: "Permits owner of 10 percent or more of member team of sports governing body to place or accept wagers on certain sports events in which other member teams participate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5463"
citation: "New Jersey A 5463 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAMBLING", "SPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Mukherji, Raj"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95b27159-5327-458f-9809-a25244b3a80d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f9050755db26b51e816273ff24623db68653afeccd3c6a8da995d345fa692b24"
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 5463 (218) — Permits owner of 10 percent or more of member team of sports governing body to place or accept wagers on certain sports events in which other member teams participate.

## 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/A9999/5463_I2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-08-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3972
- **2019-08-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-1) `passage`
- **2019-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.266. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95b27159-5327-458f-9809-a25244b3a80d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).