---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses."
description: "Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 853"
citation: "New Jersey A 853 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORPORATIONS", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Doherty, Michael J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "McKnight, Angela V."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcb25495-bc82-4957-98a0-8e2d99d62ee0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a3cd1e3a8cb1309b51d2dff221e7389b8a86e6079826c6895ffc89afaecaf24e"
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 853 (219) — Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.

## 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/A1000/853_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Doherty, Michael J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Peters, Ryan E. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — 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 Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S797
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.287. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcb25495-bc82-4957-98a0-8e2d99d62ee0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).