SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3553

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  FEBRUARY 27, 2023

      The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3553.

     Under current law (R.S.45:24-9), certain veterans and volunteer fire department members have the right to hawk, peddle, and vend any goods, wares or merchandise or solicit trade within this State, except on any public beach or public boardwalk.  This bill expands the law to provide that a veteran who holds a county-issued license to hawk, peddle, and vend food items within a county will have that right extended to include on the property or premises of any State-owned or State-leased office building in that county if that action does not unduly interfere with traffic, public safety, the conduct of State business, or a contract that is in effect on the effective date of the bill.