---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses within boundaries of formerly federally owned or operated military installations."
description: "Allows issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses within boundaries of formerly federally owned or operated military installations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3888"
citation: "New Jersey A 3888 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE", "PROFESSIONS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10697179-99b0-4b48-a776-0d89c0fbfee5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d34a7eb56ee5f0fe2a4618e3923a63b64ed8762c2fcb99b031deecd10f84e013"
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 3888 (218) — Allows issuance of additional alcoholic beverage licenses within boundaries of formerly federally owned or operated military installations.

## 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/2018/Bills/A4000/3888_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3888_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **23–6** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **64–3** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **67–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (64-3-2) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (23-6) (Gopal) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2498 (1R)
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-2) `passage`
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-2-2) `passage`
- **2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.101. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10697179-99b0-4b48-a776-0d89c0fbfee5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).