---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows purchase of lottery tickets through decoupled debit payment method; makes appropriation.*"
description: "Allows purchase of lottery tickets through decoupled debit payment method; makes appropriation.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5608"
citation: "New Jersey A 5608 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSUMER FIN", "LOTTERIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cae7280-f54a-4028-be34-4aacf5aa3b65"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8f55fafa3f41f877c64e85156c96b617fda06d3033bdd64ccd739a2b0d5e3cd1"
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 5608 (218) — Allows purchase of lottery tickets through decoupled debit payment method; makes appropriation.*

## 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/A9999/5608_I2.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5608_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3959
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Suspend 22:4a (76-0-0)(Burzichelli)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-1) `passage`
- **2019-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.155. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cae7280-f54a-4028-be34-4aacf5aa3b65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).