A08639Introduced in the Assembly
Allows the state liquor authority to issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises which shall be located within two hundred feet of a building occupied as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship.
Introduced by Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, District 42
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Allows the state liquor authority to issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises which shall be located within two hundred feet of a building occupied as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship.
Where it stands
signed chap.348
August 22, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage · June 12, 2025
58
Yes
1
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
63 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Palumbo | 1 | Yes |
| Mario Mattera | 2 | Yes |
| Dean Murray | 3 | Absent |
| Monica Martinez | 4 | No |
| Steven Rhoads | 5 | Yes |
| Siela Bynoe | 6 | Yes |
| Jack Martins | 7 | Yes |
| Alexis Weik | 8 | Yes |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | 9 | Yes |
| James Sanders | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
referred to economic development
amend and recommit to economic development
print number 8639a
reported referred to ways and means
reported referred to rules
reported
rules report cal.476
ordered to third reading rules cal.476
passed assembly
delivered to senate
REFERRED TO RULES
SUBSTITUTED FOR S8315
3RD READING CAL.1928
PASSED SENATE
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
delivered to governor
signed chap.348
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