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type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5447"
citation: "New Jersey A 5447 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "GAMBLING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Calabrese, Clinton", "McKeon, John F.", "Sampson, William B.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ff77175-8ce2-492e-8a8c-58022e114ae6"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "324b389a2972498eee54609e9f37bb012fcf6a4234ba6fd88a037cee03198693"
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 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](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5447_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ATG 5/8/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5447_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **110** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **345** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **60** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **6910** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ff77175-8ce2-492e-8a8c-58022e114ae6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).