---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows alcoholic beverages to be consumed outdoors in Atlantic City Tourism District."
description: "Allows alcoholic beverages to be consumed outdoors in Atlantic City Tourism District."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 299"
citation: "New Jersey A 299 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE", "COMMERCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Beach, James", "Brown, Chris A.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Murphy, Carol A."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a10b302-add9-447a-8b54-7c75b293e29c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a5cdedff761579abe4e70599735e009991102bb306e49c6e808585c1cc774618"
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 299 (219) — Allows alcoholic beverages to be consumed outdoors in Atlantic City Tourism District.

## 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/A0500/299_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred 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`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1591
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.69. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a10b302-add9-447a-8b54-7c75b293e29c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).