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NJ A5125

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Clinton Calabrese

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for nonprofit theater alcoholic beverage licenses to include single-member LLCs that are disregarded entities of 501(c)(3) corporations for federal tax purposes

  • Broadens the types of events covered under these licenses to include theatrical productions, public entertainment events, sporting events, simulcasts, and social, charitable, or athletic events in addition to existing musical performances and concerts

  • Creates a new license category for "community theaters" operated by eligible private business entities (not publicly traded, no other liquor licenses) with venues seating 50-1,000 people with stages or up to 5 movie screens

  • Permits alcohol sales during the two hours before, during (including intermission), and two hours after performances and public entertainment events at licensed nonprofit venues

  • Allows nonprofit licensees to use concessionaire revenue to support or subsidize theater performances and events, and prohibits the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control from treating publicly-owned and nonprofit-owned venues differently in the approval process

Legislative Description

Provides that certain non-profit corporation alcoholic beverage theater licensees include disregarded entities of such corporations; allows certain community theaters to sell alcoholic beverages.

Substituted by another Bill

Last Action

Substituted by S3944 (4R)

6/30/2025

Committee Referrals

Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations12/12/2024

Full Bill Text

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