S 4384 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages and clarifies privileges.*

This bill makes permanent a temporary law that allows certain licensed alcohol retailers in New Jersey to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages and mixed drinks directly to consumers' homes. It grants these retailers the ability to ship sealed containers of beer, wine, or spirits to residents aged 21 and older, provided the containers have tamper-evident seals and mixed drinks do not exceed 16 fluid ounces. Additionally, the legislation updates rules for brewery licenses, permitting limited breweries to deliver their products directly to consumers and outlining specific fees based on production volume. These changes aim to expand how alcohol can be sold and distributed within the state while maintaining safety standards for delivery.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Jun 1, 2026 Signed Aug 28, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Reprint · 6 edits
MODERATE
The First Reprint significantly narrows delivery privileges for both retailers and manufacturers. Retail licensees can no longer deliver alcoholic beverages in original containers (except malted beverages), and all direct-to-consumer delivery provisions for breweries, wineries, farm wineries, cidery/meadery, and craft distillery licensees were struck entirely. Concessionaire permits were also removed from the list of eligible license types.
ELIGIBILITY

Concessionaire permits were removed from the list of license types entitled to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages off-premises under Section 1(a).

Seasonal retail consumption license holders were given a new delivery privilege (new subsection 5) allowing them to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages off-premises, subject to the same restriction that original containers are not permitted except for malted beverages.

REQUIREMENT

Delivery method changed from 'by common carrier or otherwise' to 'by the licensee or a licensed third party delivery service,' restricting who can perform deliveries.

SCOPE

Retail licensees (plenary retail consumption, hotel/motel, seasonal) can no longer deliver alcoholic beverages in original containers. Only mixed drinks in closed and sealed containers and malted beverages may be delivered. This restriction was added as a proviso to both Section 1(2) and the plenary retail consumption license provisions.

All direct-to-consumer delivery provisions for manufacturers were struck: limited brewery, plenary winery (under 250,000 gallons), farm winery, cidery and meadery, and craft distillery licenses can no longer deliver their products directly to consumers' residences in original containers.

The bill's stated scope was broadened from amending only R.S.33:1-10 and R.S.33:1-12 to amending 'various parts of the statutory law,' reflecting the expanded reorganization of R.S.33:1-12.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jun 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-1-0)
lower
Jun 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by the Senate (40-0)
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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