Any lodging with at least 100 rooms would be subject to the rule set to go into effect in six months.

In New Jersey, the state's nine casinos took home $2.9 billion last year.

The measure, which has no bill number or legislative sponsor, would raise the tax rate from 8.97 percent to 10.75 percent for every dollar earned about $1 million.

Penalties committed by businesses with less than 50 employees would be suspended for "inconsequential paperwork procedure violations," according to the measure which advanced in the Assembly on Monday.

The legislation is the only marijuana proposal to make its way to the governor.

Legislators and Gov. Phil Murphy have been at odds over the $38 billion spending plan, a standoff that must be resolved by June 30 to avoid a government shutdown.

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said the move was part of an effort "to foster an atmosphere of cooperation among the front office, the Assembly and the Senate."

The proposal would prohibit employers from denying coverage for contraception if it goes against their “bona fide religious beliefs and practices.” It passed by an 8-2 vote Thursday in the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.

Though opponents worried the strict interpretation of the Wire Act, which was struck down on June 3, would weaken the state's online gambling and sports betting markets, leaders from the Division of Gaming Enforcement and the Casino Control Commission say that wasn't the case.

The group convened by the administration to investigate New Jersey's corporate tax break programs is delaying a scheduled June 11 hearing, as well as the release of its findings, one day after a restraining order to shut down the inquiry was sought by South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross and several businesses.

The 44-page order, filed Thursday in Mercer County Superior Court, seeks to bar any additional public hearings and the release of findings, both of which are currently scheduled for June 11.

The Garden State was named by the rating agency along with Florida, Massachusetts and New York.