Imposes $0.25 surcharge on alcoholic beverages to be dedicated to Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.

S 4173 would require restaurants and bars in New Jersey municipalities with 200 or more existing retail liquor licenses to add a $0.25 fee per alcoholic beverage sold. The collected fees would be sent to the Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund (AEREF), which currently supports alcohol-related programs. The AEREF allocates 75% of funds to rehabilitation, 15% to enforcement, and 10% to education, distributing money to counties based on population and need. This bill creates a new funding source for these established programs without changing their allocation structure.