---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows State residents who are outside of New Jersey to place wagers on horse races using account wagering system."
description: "Allows State residents who are outside of New Jersey to place wagers on horse races using account wagering system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 2355"
citation: "New Jersey A 2355 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HORSE RACING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dancer, Ronald S.", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-11-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a56b522-3b22-4137-bffe-2dcaf0ba1c0b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "22523700d8b0a02147c366db7eabf2d616f71d10be6d278aaed30bfee765e0ba"
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 2355 (219) — Allows State residents who are outside of New Jersey to place wagers on horse races using account wagering system.

## 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/2020/Bills/A2500/2355_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1974
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.119. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a56b522-3b22-4137-bffe-2dcaf0ba1c0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).