Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 5137, Dated January 13, 2021

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Statement of the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee of the State of New Jersey, dated January 13, 2021, reporting Assembly Bill 5137 favorably. The bill requires the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control to waive the $75 fee for the COVID-19 Expansion of Premises Permit and to reimburse licensees and permit holders who already paid it. The permit was created on June 3, 2020 by Special Ruling 2020-10 of the Acting Director. It lets certain licensees and permittees with on-premises retail consumption privileges expand their licensed premises into outdoor areas, contiguous or not.

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ASSEMBLY COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY,
No. 5137

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JANUARY
13, 2021

The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5137.

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.

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