Lawmakers consider letting more movie theaters sell booze

A new bill would allow movie theaters to seek price-capped liquor licenses in a bid to bolster an industry hit hard by the pandemic and streaming.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 791

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Assembly lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill that would expand alcohol sales to for-profit movie theaters eight months after lawmakers allowed nonprofit arthouse movie theaters to sell liquor, wine, and beer.

The bill, which was opposed by the two Republican members on the Assembly Oversight, Reform, and Federal Relations Committee, would allow for-profit theaters to purchase retail liquor licenses that would permit them to sell alcohol to patrons during movie screenings and …

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