---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns taxation of casino gaming property; redirects investment alternative tax proceeds; abolishes Atlantic City Alliance."
description: "Concerns taxation of casino gaming property; redirects investment alternative tax proceeds; abolishes Atlantic City Alliance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1715"
citation: "New Jersey S 1715 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CASINOS", "TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caputo, Ralph R.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Prieto, Vincent", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-05-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ca7f761-b1a1-487c-b15b-e5d6d854b2d3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "55fb29ea53df8ffa72bb2dd7d5778f26e783fb19c9939b032acf2c6ee79ffaa5"
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 1715 (217) — Concerns taxation of casino gaming property; redirects investment alternative tax proceeds; abolishes Atlantic City Alliance.

## 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/S2000/1715_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1715_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **61–12** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **33–4** (pass) · legislature
- EMERGENCY — **33–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–3** (pass) · legislature
- EMERGENCY — **63–10** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Prieto, Vincent — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Sweeney) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (33-0) (Weinberg)
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-3) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2570
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Mazzeo) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (63-10-1) (Mazzeo)
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-12-1) `passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-4) `passage`
- **2016-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.5. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ca7f761-b1a1-487c-b15b-e5d6d854b2d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).