SENATE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3184

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 22, 2025

      The Senate Higher Education Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3184 with committee amendments.

      This amended bill requires each public institution of higher education to invite the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on the institution’s campus.

      This amended bill provides that at least once per semester, and as often as the institution determines to be appropriate, a public institution of higher education is to invite and facilitate the presence of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on the institution’s campus for the purpose of providing information and resources relevant to compulsive gambling.  The resources are to include information regarding the potential risks associated with gambling, compulsive gambling counseling services, and options for gambling self-exclusion programs.

      As amended and reported by the committee, Senate Bill No. 3184 is identical to Assembly Bill No. 1715(2R), which was also reported by the committee on this date.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to:

· require that, at least once per semester, and as often as the institution determines to be appropriate, the institution is to  invite and facilitate the presence of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on the institution’s campus for the purpose of providing information and resources relevant to compulsive gambling;

· remove a requirement in the bill for public institutions of higher education that participate in a sports wagering partnership with a sports wagering operator or intermediary to establish a gambling addiction prevention program; and

· make technical changes to the bill’s title and synopsis.