---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits amusement games license to be issued to holder of alcoholic beverage special concessionaire permit at certain airports; allows licensees to offer electronic amusements under certain circumstances.*"
description: "Permits amusement games license to be issued to holder of alcoholic beverage special concessionaire permit at certain airports; allows licensees to offer electronic amusements under certain circumstances.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1059"
citation: "New Jersey S 1059 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE", "GAMBLING", "SPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barnes, Peter J.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22efa9e7-274c-4c3d-86e1-6ea88a83cc37"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "12b5c9021f19d18bd90226361cfa0297efc51b81722392e3bf9914f697da30b5"
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 1059 (217) — Permits amusement games license to be issued to holder of alcoholic beverage special concessionaire permit at certain airports; allows licensees to offer electronic amusements under certain circumstances.*

## 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/2016/Bills/S1500/1059_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1059_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barnes, Peter J. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4462 (1R)
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.47. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22efa9e7-274c-4c3d-86e1-6ea88a83cc37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).