---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends time period during which seasonal retail consumption license holders may sell alcoholic beverages following COVID-19 pandemic."
description: "Extends time period during which seasonal retail consumption license holders may sell alcoholic beverages following COVID-19 pandemic."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4589"
citation: "New Jersey A 4589 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Freiman, Roy", "Gopal, Vin", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/683c60f2-3b17-4866-88ea-0a675ea92f1e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f76d1e0d46613cec92f1a84da5f6d29e4d8a705753a42b894ccbf6d9e23fe726"
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 4589 (219) — Extends time period during which seasonal retail consumption license holders may sell alcoholic beverages following COVID-19 pandemic.

## 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/A5000/4589_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **28–9** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-21-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2597
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (28-9) `passage`
- **2020-12-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.146. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/683c60f2-3b17-4866-88ea-0a675ea92f1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).