New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A3259: Caffeinated beverages, cert-req retail food establishments provide disclosures
Status: Introduced, October 5, 2026
Requires retail food establishments to provide disclosures for certain caffeinated beverages.
What the bill says
An Act concerning retail food establishments and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
From the amended text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning retail food establishments and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. For purposes of this section: Menu means a printed list of the names or images of a beverage item or items, and the primary writing or similar signage of a retail food establishment from which a customer makes an order selection. Menus shall include breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus; dessert menus; beverage menus; childrens menus; other specialty menus; electronic menus; and menus available on the Internet, and may be in various forms, including booklets, pamphlets, single sheets of paper, or electronic screens. Menus shall also include menu boards inside the retail food establishment, as well as drive-through menu boards outside the food retail establishment. Retail food establishment means the same as the term is defined in subsection l. of 1 [ADDED: section 2 of] 1 P.L.2009, c.306 (C.26:3E-17). Temporary menu item means an item that appears on a menu or menu board for less than a total of 60 days per calendar year. The 60 days shall include the total of consecutive and non-consecutive days the item appears on the menu. b. Any retail food establishment organized under the laws of this State shall clearly and conspicuously display a …
Sponsors
- Dan Hutchison (D, 4) · primary sponsor
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Margie Donlon, M.D. (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Jerry Walker (D, 31)
- Katie Brennan (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF ACO
Votes
- Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (October 5, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC SAFETY
Common questions
- What is A3259?
- A3259 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Caffeinated beverages, cert-req retail food establishments provide disclosures.
- What does A3259 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning retail food establishments and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A3259?
- Introduced as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: REP/ACA 2RA (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3259?
- Dan Hutchison (D, 4), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3259?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3259
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