New Jersey A 4791: Establishes "Resiliency and Environmental System Investment Charge Program."

Bill Text

A4791 1R 

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4791 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 16, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman� ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblywoman� LINDA S. CARTER

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

Assemblyman� CODY D. MILLER

District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)

SYNOPSIS

���� Revises restrictions on sale of hemp products and 
intoxicating hemp beverages through November 2026. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As reported by the Assembly Appropriations Committee 
on March 19, 2026, with amendments.

�� 

An Act concerning hemp and intoxicating hemp beverages, 
and amending P.L.2025, c.215.

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

���� 1. Section 8 of P.L.2025, 
c.215 (C.2C:35-10f) is amended to read as follows:

���� 8. a. On or after April 13, 
2026, or unless otherwise authorized by law, it shall be unlawful to sell, 
offer for sale, or distribute any of the following:

���� (1) any viable seeds from a 
Cannabis sativa L. plant that exceeds a total tetrahydrocannabinol 
concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of 0.3 percent in the 
plant on a dry weight basis;

���� (2) any intermediate 
hemp-derived product containing:

���� (a) cannabinoids that are not 
capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant;

���� (b) cannabinoids that are 
capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant, but were 
synthesized or manufactured; or

���� (c) more than 0.3 percent 
combined total of total tetrahydrocannabinol, including tetrahydrocannabinolic 
acid, with any other cannabinoids that have similar effects or are marketed to 
have similar effects on humans or animals as tetrahydrocannabinol, as determined 
by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services;

���� (3) any intermediate 
hemp-derived cannabinoid product that is marketed or sold as a final product or 
directly to an end consumer for personal or household use;

���� (4) any final hemp-derived 
cannabinoid products containing:

���� (a) cannabinoids that are not 
capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant;

���� (b) cannabinoids that are 
capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant, but were 
synthesized or manufactured outside the plant; or

���� (c) cannabinoids that are 
capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant, but were 
synthesized or manufactured outside the plant by any other prohibited synthesis 
methodology, as identified by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission;

���� (d) greater than 0.4 
milligrams combined total per container of total tetrahydrocannabinol, 
including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, with any other cannabinoids that have 
similar effects or are marketed to have similar effects on humans or animals as 
tetrahydrocannabinol, as determined by the United States Secretary of Health 
and Human Services; or

���� (5) any cannabinoid product 
marketed, labeled, or represented as hemp that exceeds the federally defined 
THC level for hemp.

���� Notwithstanding the above, 
until 1[November 
13,] 
May 31,1 
2026, a 1[licensed]1 hemp 
producer 1or 
its agent as authorized by the Department of Agriculture to cultivate, handle, 
or process hemp or hemp-derived cannabinoid products, pursuant to the �New 
Jersey Hemp Farming Act,� P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.), which are subject 
to the department�s statutory or regulatory authority, established under that 
act,1 
�may possess or transport an intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product 
with a THC concentration exceeding 0.3 percent, provided that: (1) such 
material is undergoing processing and 1at this stage of 
processing is1 
not intended 1[for direct 
consumer use] 
to be used or consumed by a human or animal1 ; 
(2) the material is handled 1[under] and 
transported in accordance with any applicable1 regulations 
1[set] promulgated1 by 
the Cannabis Regulatory Commission 1that 
establish standards1 
for safety and security; and (3) any final hemp-derived cannabinoid product 
processed therefrom and distributed or sold does not exceed the 1[legal] allowable1 THC 1[limits set 
forth herein] 
levels for hemp established by P.L.2025, c.2151.

���� b. It shall be unlawful to 
sell, offer for sale, or distribute any intoxicating hemp beverage or any 
hemp-derived cannabinoid product through online retail sale.

���� c. It shall be unlawful to 
dispense, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any intoxicating hemp beverage 
from a vending machine.� In addition to the penalties established pursuant to 
this section and N.J.S.2C:35-5, a person who violates this subsection shall be 
liable to a civil penalty of not less than $100 for each container of any such 
beverage.� The penalty prescribed by this section shall be collected and 
enforced by summary proceedings under the �Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,� 
P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).

���� d. (