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Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee Statement to Senate, No. 2921, Dated December 6, 2021

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Statement of the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee of the State of New Jersey, dated December 6, 2021, reporting Senate Bill 2921 favorably with committee amendments. The bill would let a municipality permit people to consume alcoholic beverages outdoors in an open container area, a part or all of the municipality where pedestrians may carry and consume open containers. The governing body must hold a public hearing before adopting an ordinance establishing such an area. Sales for consumption there remain subject to statutory law, rules of the director and municipal ordinances. The amendments are technical, and the bill is identical to Assembly Bill 5554.

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ASSEMBLY COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
                COMMITTEE

                          STATEMENT TO

                        SENATE, No. 2921
                         with committee amendments



       STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                         DATED: DECEMBER 6, 2021

          The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
      reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2921, with committee amendments.
          As amended, this bill would authorize a municipality to permit
      people to consume alcoholic beverages outdoors in an “open container
      area.” The bill defines “open container area” as a portion of a
      municipality or an area encompassing the entire municipality in which
      pedestrians are permitted to carry and consume open containers of
      alcoholic beverages outdoors.
          The bill requires a municipal governing body to hold a public
      hearing on the merits of establishing an open container area prior to a
      municipality adopting an ordinance. The sale of alcoholic beverages
      for consumption in an open container area would be subject to
      statutory law, rules and regulations promulgated by the director, and
      municipal ordinances.
          As amended and reported by the committee, this bill is identical to
      Assembly Bill No. 5554, which was also reported by the committee.

      COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
         The committee amendments make technical changes to reflect
      recent changes to the underlying provisions of R.S.40:48-1.

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