republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/221/a-5447.md

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Bill	Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties.	Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	221	A 5447	New Jersey A 5447 (221)	bill	CRIMES GAMBLING	enacted	Burzichelli, John J. Calabrese, Clinton McKeon, John F. Sampson, William B. Stanley, Sterley S.	2	10	4	2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00	2025-08-15T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/4ff77175-8ce2-492e-8a8c-58022e114ae6	https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/	324b389a2972498eee54609e9f37bb012fcf6a4234ba6fd88a037cee03198693	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 5447 (221) — Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint ATG 5/8/25 1R (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported favorably out of committee — 11–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 34–5 (pass) · upper
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 69–10 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
• Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
• McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
• Sampson, William B. — primary (person)
• Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
• Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00 Transferred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee referral-committee
• 2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee referral-committee
• 2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00 Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (69-10-1) passage
• 2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S4282 (1R)
• 2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-5) passage
• 2025-08-15T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2025, c.128. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4ff77175-8ce2-492e-8a8c-58022e114ae6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).