A 5270 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Dedicates certain wine tax receipts to "Jersey Fresh Program Fund."

This bill dedicates a portion of wine sales tax revenue to the "Jersey Fresh Program Fund." Specifically, it requires the State Treasurer to deposit $0.21875 per gallon from wine, vermouth, and sparkling wine sales by licensed wineries into the fund, equaling 25% of that tax. The money will fund the Jersey Fresh branding program, which promotes locally grown New Jersey agricultural products like fruits, vegetables, seafood, and processed foods through advertising and marketing. This expands the fund's current sources, which previously relied on voluntary contributions via income tax returns.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025
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Jun 12, 2025
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Reported and Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
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Feb 10, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
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