---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk."
description: "Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3608"
citation: "New Jersey S 3608 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE", "FOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drulis, Mitchelle", "Freiman, Roy", "McCann Stamato, Barbara", "Polistina, Vincent J.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-11-25T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe6c4be1-b93c-4d32-9a36-ebeb71ebffed"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "a2fc11205f7fff18aa7d023853e63afd603d30fda118bf3ee7f6153a77072b6d"
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 3608 (221) — Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3608_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Assembly 10/28/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3608_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 10/7/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3608_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Drulis, Mitchelle — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- McCann Stamato, Barbara — primary (person)
- Polistina, Vincent J. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Allen, John — cosponsor (person)
- Amato, Carmen F. — cosponsor (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Fantasia, Dawn — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Inganamort, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Sauickie, Alex — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Swift, Claire S. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Freiman) (Voice) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4866 (2R)
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2024-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.95. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe6c4be1-b93c-4d32-9a36-ebeb71ebffed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).