S 791 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Permits sale of certain alcoholic beverages at convenience stores.

S 791 amends New Jersey law to allow convenience stores (which sell groceries, drugs, or other retail items) to sell alcoholic beverages, removing a previous prohibition on such sales in these locations. The amendment permits alcohol sales under specific conditions, such as when offered as an accommodation to customers or sold as part of gift item packages, while requiring compliance with state regulations. This change directly affects convenience stores and their customers by expanding where alcohol can be purchased without requiring a separate liquor store license. The bill does not alter existing fee structures for alcohol licenses or other regulatory requirements.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Gordon Johnson
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
NJ
37