---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires continuation of live horse racing for standardbred racetracks holding sports wagering license."
description: "Requires continuation of live horse racing for standardbred racetracks holding sports wagering license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3771"
citation: "New Jersey S 3771 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HORSE RACING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Caputo, Ralph R.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Oroho, Steven V."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c183022-f1fb-4900-aaac-22731604897d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b9739d4782b4c1777acd183fc23049441226b94cbef71e3a059c067eab95265e"
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 S 3771 (219) — Requires continuation of live horse racing for standardbred racetracks holding sports wagering license.

## 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/S4000/3771_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2256
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.350. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c183022-f1fb-4900-aaac-22731604897d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).