---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes operation of lottery courier services."
description: "Authorizes operation of lottery courier services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2370"
citation: "New Jersey S 2370 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOTTERIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f694af5-6d37-4d36-911a-50f17d5c959b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "795a7aff1e07e39910fe072753980327518b4276254205f98a31fcd115c770b8"
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 2370 (217) — Authorizes operation of lottery courier services.

## 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/S2500/2370_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **50–22** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–8** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (26-8) `passage`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3904
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-22-4) `passage`
- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.11. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f694af5-6d37-4d36-911a-50f17d5c959b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).