New Jersey S 2334: Clarifies disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients are not required to own vehicle to be exempt from municipal parking meter fees.

Bill Text

S2334 

SENATE, No. 2334 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JOHN F. MCKEON

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes annual fee for sports wagering licensees; 
directs funds from such fees to Council on Compulsive Gambling and gambling 
addiction treatment programs.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning the annual fees to be paid by sports 
wagering licensees and funding for the Council on Compulsive Gambling, and 
amending P.L.2018, c.33.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 7 of P.L.2018, 
c.33 (C.5:12A-16) is amended to read as follows:

���� 7.��� The sums received by the 
casino from sports wagering or from a joint sports wagering operation, less 
only the total of all sums actually paid out as winnings to patrons, shall not 
be taxed as gross revenue as specified under section 24 of P.L.1977, c.110 
(C.5:12-24) but shall be subject to an 8.5 percent tax, except that sums 
received from Internet wagering on sports events, less only the total of all 
sums actually paid out as winnings to patrons, shall be subject to a 13 percent 
tax, which shall be paid to the Casino Revenue Fund, and to an additional tax 
of 1.25 percent which shall be remitted by the State Treasurer to the Casino 
Reinvestment Development Authority for marketing and promotion of the City of 
Atlantic City, provided, however, that the cash equivalent value of any 
merchandise or thing of value included in a jackpot or payout shall not be 
included in the total of all sums paid out as winnings to patrons for purposes 
of determining revenue under this paragraph.

���� The net revenues actually 
received by the horse racing permit holder from any sports wagering operation 
at the Meadowlands Racetrack, including Internet wagering on sports events, 
either jointly established with a casino or established independently or with 
non-casino partners, less the total of all sums actually paid out for any 
operating expenses and as winnings to patrons, shall be paid by the Meadowlands 
Racetrack to the Standardbred Breeders and Owners' Association of New Jersey 
and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association pursuant to the terms of 
a written agreement between the Meadowlands Racetrack and each association.� A 
written agreement shall be in effect for as long as a sports wagering operation 
is conducted at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

���� The net revenues actually 
received by the horse racing permit holder from any sports wagering operation 
at the Monmouth Park Racetrack, including Internet wagering on sports events, 
either jointly established with a casino or established independently or with 
non-casino partners, less the total of all sums actually paid out for any 
operating expenses and as winnings to patrons, shall be paid by Monmouth Park 
Racetrack to the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association pursuant to the 
terms of a written agreement between Monmouth Park Racetrack and that 
association.� A written agreement shall be in effect for as long as a sports 
wagering operation is conducted at Monmouth Park Racetrack.

���� The net revenues actually 
received by the horse racing permit holder from any sports wagering operation 
at the Freehold Raceway, including Internet wagering on sports events, either 
jointly established with a casino or established independently or with non-casino 
partners, less the total of all sums actually paid out for any operating 
expenses and as winnings to patrons, shall be paid by Freehold Raceway to the 
Standardbred Breeders and Owners' Association of New Jersey pursuant to the 
terms of a written agreement between Freehold Raceway and that association.� A 
written agreement shall be in effect for as long as a sports wagering operation 
is conducted at Freehold Raceway.

���� The sums actually received by 
the horse racing permit holder from any sports wagering operation, either 
jointly established with a casino or established independently or with 
non-casino partners, less only the total of all sums actually paid out as winnings 
to patrons, shall be subject to an 8.5 percent tax, except that sums received 
from Internet wagering on sports events, less only the total of all sums 
actually paid out as winnings to patrons, shall be subject to a 13 percent tax, 
to be collected by the division and paid to the State General Fund and to an 
additional tax of 1.25 percent on amounts actually received from a sports 
wagering operation, less only the total of all sums actually paid out as 
winnings to patrons, to be paid, except as provided below with respect to 
amounts generated by the Meadowlands racetrack, to the Department of the 
Treasury for distribution, upon application by a mu