SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 4112
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JANUARY 8, 2026
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 4112.
As amended, Senate Bill No. 4112 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, Senate Bill No. 4112 is identical to Assembly Bill No. 5258 (1R), 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;
(2) update the statutory text to reflect current law; and
(3) make other technical changes.
FISCAL IMPACT: