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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey exempts certain redevelopment project liquor licenses from expiration rules
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations CommitteeSponsor: Bailey, David, Jr.
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey Assembly Bill 802 exempts certain inactive Class C alcoholic beverage licenses held by developers, redevelopers, affiliates, or tenants from the standard two-term expiration rule if they are located within a designated redevelopment, improvement, or revitalization area of at least 250,000 square feet with municipal site plan approval.
Developers and tenants operating within large-scale revitalization areas spanning at least 250,000 square feet retain their liquor licenses past the standard two-year expiration deadline while navigating complex project timelines.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Developers and redevelopers
Developers and redevelopers holding inactive Class C liquor licenses inside qualifying large-scale project areas are exempt from mandatory license expiration rules.
Tenants of developers or redevelopers
Tenants using or intending to use a liquor license within a qualifying redevelopment area are exempt from the standard two-term expiration limitation.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
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