New Jersey A 4101: Expands crime of bias intimidation to include law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel.

Bill Text

A4101 

ASSEMBLY, No. 4101 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

� 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� LINDA S. CARTER

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Speight and Morales

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires retailers to lock up or place bath salts 
behind counter. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

�� 

An Act concerning the sale of bath salts and supplementing 
P.L.1960, c.39.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this 
section:

���� �Bath salt� is a crystalline 
or flaked substance used to perfume or soften bathwater. 

���� �Under control� means in a 
locked display case or behind the counter and accessible only to an employee.

���� b.��� A retail establishment 
shall only display bath salts for sale in an area under control of the retailer 
or other employee of the establishment.

���� c.���� A person in 
violation of this section shall be subject to a written warning for a first 
offense.� A subsequent violation of this section is an unlawful practice 
pursuant to P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.).

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect on the first day of the fourth month next following enactment, except 
that the Director of Consumer Affairs may take any anticipatory administrative 
action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires retailers 
to limit consumer accessibility of bath salts. 

���� Under the bill, a bath salt is 
defined as a crystalline or flaked substance used to perfume or soften 
bathwater.� The bill requires a retailer to keep bath salts in a locked display 
case or behind the counter, accessible only to an employee.� 

���� A first violation of the 
bill�s provisions subjects the offender to a written warning.� A subsequent 
violation would be an unlawful practice under the consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, 
c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), which is punishable by a monetary penalty of not more 
than $10,000 for a first offense and not more than $20,000 for any subsequent 
offense.� Additionally, a violation can result in a cease and desist order 
issued by the Attorney General, the assessment of punitive damages, and the 
awarding of treble damages and costs to the injured party.

���� According to the sponsor, the 
intent of this bill is to keep bath salts out of reach of minors who may misuse 
them. �