republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/a-1697.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.	Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	A 1697	New Jersey A 1697 (217)	bill	HORSE RACING	enacted	Bateman, Christopher Bramnick, Jon M. Burzichelli, John J. Caputo, Ralph R. Dancer, Ronald S. Houghtaling, Eric Kean, Thomas H.	2	8	4	2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00	2016-09-14T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/c3561266-be29-40ae-bbbc-723a7059f0e3	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	f74ca5bf2d85ee4521f4d762ee4988decf58c67c8c0ae455ff96cde60a23f0c7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 1697 (217) — Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special horse racing permit for steeplechase races; allows wagering on such races.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported favorably out of committee — 5–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 79–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 6–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 38–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
• Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
• Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
• Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
• Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
• Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
• Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
• Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
• Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
• Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
• Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
• O'Toole, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
• Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (79-0-0) passage
• 2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee referral-committee
• 2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S2394 (1R)
• 2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) passage
• 2016-09-14T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2016, c.54. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c3561266-be29-40ae-bbbc-723a7059f0e3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).