SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 5258

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JANUARY 8, 2026

      The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 5258 (1R).

      As amended, Assembly Bill No. 5258 (1R) permits plenary 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. 

      As amended and reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 5258 (1R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 4112, which was also amended and reported by the committee on this date.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to:

      (1)  remove the provision permitting out-of-state wineries to sell their products by the glass; and

      (2)  make technical changes. 

FISCAL IMPACT:

      Fiscal information for this bill is currently unavailable.