ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

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ASSEMBLY, No. 5258

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 18, 2025

      The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5258 (1R).

      As reported, this bill permits plenary winery license holders, out-of-State winery license holders, and farm winery license holders to sell their products by the glass for consumption in their licensed salesrooms. 

      Under the bill, “by the glass” is defined as the selling of an individual portion of wine, or wine mixed with non-alcoholic beverages, in an open container. 

FISCAL IMPACT:

      The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) finds that the bill will result in indeterminate increases in annual State and municipal revenues and expenditures. The OLS, however, cannot assess the direction of the net effect of the increases given the absence of information on workload increases for the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and municipalities, as well as the potential revenue collected from increased sales tax on products sold and any penalty collections resulting from serving certain products by the glass.

      This bill may increase State revenue from increased product sold by the holders of plenary winery licenses, farm winery licenses, and out-of-State winery licenses.  Additionally, the OLS projects that the provisions in this bill may incentivize winery license holders, farm winery license holders, and out-of-State winery license holders to open additional salesrooms, if they haven’t met their maximum allowed number, which may result in increased State revenue from the $250 sales room permit fee.