Bill > A5139

Introduced Session

This bill would allow restaurants to seat patrons in an open air space with a fixed roof or temporary or seasonal awning or cover with at least two sides through which egress is possible, provided that the cover is anchored. The roof, awning, or cover must not have accumulated more than two inches of snow, or must be certified pursuant to chapter 23 of Title 5 of the New Jersey Administrative Code to hold a snow load. The intent of this bill is to exempt restaurants from certain requirements on snow certification during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

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Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D)*,  Roy Freiman (D)*,  Lou Greenwald (D)*,  Gordon Johnson (D)*,  Daniel Benson (D),  John Catalano (R),  Ronald Dancer (R),  Serena DiMaso (R),  JoAnn Downey (D),  Eric Houghtaling (D),  Angelica Jimenez (D),  Vincent Mazzeo (D),  Greg McGuckin (R),  Bill Moen (D),  Eliana Pintor Marin (D),  Annette Quijano (D),  Holly Schepisi (R),  Parker Space (R),  Lisa Swain (D),  Edward Thomson (R),  Chris Tully (D),  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D),  Harold Wirths (R), 

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 04/26/2021)

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