---
type: "Bill"
title: "Temporarily modifies taxes and credits of casino licensees; permanently redefines promotional gaming credits to include certain coupons and table game wagers; requires priority funding for senior and disabled for senior and disabled transportation service"
description: "Temporarily modifies taxes and credits of casino licensees; permanently redefines promotional gaming credits to include certain coupons and table game wagers; requires priority funding for senior and disabled for senior and disabled transportation service"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3994"
citation: "New Jersey S 3994 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CASINOS", "TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28bb80df-1e42-4061-a36b-2ba998a60d4f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ee29ebc02b767aa3007785171a04ebdd4a0f317322e5249703e8c186de4f7cca"
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 3994 (219) — Temporarily modifies taxes and credits of casino licensees; permanently redefines promotional gaming credits to include certain coupons and table game wagers; requires priority funding for senior and disabled for senior and disabled transportation service

## 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/2020/Bills/S4000/3994_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4000/3994_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5943 (1R)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-2-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.314. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28bb80df-1e42-4061-a36b-2ba998a60d4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).