NJ S102

Bill

NJ S102

Requires ABC to waive fee for alcoholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit.

Introduced
01/09/2024

In Committee
01/09/2024

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to waive the fee for the COVID-19 Expansion Permit. On June 3, 2020, the Acting Director of the ABC issued Special Ruling 2020-10, which created a COVID-19 Expansion of Premises Permit. This temporary expansion permit enables certain licensees and permittees with on-premises retail consumption privileges to expand their licensed premises into outdoor areas, either contiguous or non-contiguous to their permanently licensed premises. The special ruling also established a $75 fee for the permit and application process. This bill waives the $75 fee for the COVID-19 Expansion of Premises Permit and requires the Director of ABC to reimburse licensees and permit holders who paid the fee prior to the bill's enactment.

AI Summary

This bill mandates that the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), the state agency responsible for regulating alcohol sales, must waive the fee for the COVID-19 Expansion Permit. This permit, originally created by a special ruling in June 2020, allowed businesses licensed to sell alcohol for on-site consumption to temporarily expand their service areas into outdoor spaces, which was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill also requires the ABC Director to reimburse any businesses that already paid the $75 fee for this permit before the bill becomes law.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)*,

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/09/2024)

Official Document

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S102

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S102
BillText	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S0500/102_I1.HTM
BillText	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S0500/102_I1.HTM

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
A367	Requires ABC to waive fee for alcoholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit.	Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee	Same As
A3726	Requires ABC to waive fee for alcoholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit.	Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee	Carry Over
S1961	Requires ABC to waive fee for alcoholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit.	Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee	Carry Over

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