---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that certain non-profit corporation alcoholic beverage theater licensees include disregarded entities of such corporations; allows certain community theaters to sell alcoholic beverages.**"
description: "Provides that certain non-profit corporation alcoholic beverage theater licensees include disregarded entities of such corporations; allows certain community theaters to sell alcoholic beverages.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3944"
citation: "New Jersey S 3944 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BE", "CORPORATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Carter, Linda S.", "Gopal, Vin", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/315b5b59-c7d8-452e-8b18-d0d8d52161f6"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "3a761a4d9a3318e70f167c405bbe70d9b014c8365907670376aa43f4748921b9"
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 3944 (221) — Provides that certain non-profit corporation alcoholic beverage theater licensees include disregarded entities of such corporations; allows certain community theaters to sell alcoholic beverages.**

## 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/S4000/3944_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHA 6/19/25 4R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3944_R4.HTM)
3. **Reprint AOF 3/20/25 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3944_R3.HTM)
4. **Reprint SBA 2/3/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3944_R2.HTM)
5. **Reprint Senate 12/19/24** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3944_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–6** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Housing Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5125 (2R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-6-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-08-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.131. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/315b5b59-c7d8-452e-8b18-d0d8d52161f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).