Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
This bill requires New Jersey restaurants to automatically include a healthy beverage with any meal marketed to children. The default beverage must be water, low-fat milk, or 100% fruit juice (under specific calorie and serving size limits), rather than sugary drinks. Restaurants can still offer other beverages upon request, but the included option cannot be a sugary drink like soda. The law directly affects restaurants selling children's meals and aims to improve nutrition for young diners.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Last action Feb 19, 2026
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Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
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Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
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