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Bill Text

A5013 1R 

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 5013 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 7, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman� ROY FREIMAN

District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)

Assemblywoman� HEATHER SIMMONS

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Kane

SYNOPSIS

���� Allows sale of ice cream and other frozen desserts 
infused with certain alcoholic beverages. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As reported by the Assembly Oversight, Reform and 
Federal Relations Committee on June 15, 2026, with amendments.

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An Act concerning the manufacturing, sale, and 
distribution of frozen desserts and supplementing 
Title 24 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a. As used in this act:

���� �Alcoholic beverage� means 
distilled alcoholic beverage, wine, malt alcoholic beverage, hard cider, or 
mead manufactured in accordance with R.S.33:1-10.

���� �Frozen dessert� shall have 
the same meaning as in section 2 of P.L.1964, c. 120 (C.24:10-73.2).

���� b.��� A person licensed to 
sell or distribute frozen desserts pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1964, c.120 
(C.24:10-73.10) shall be entitled to manufacture, sell, or distribute frozen 
desserts containing alcoholic beverages in an amount of not more than five 
percent of alcohol by volume.

���� c.���� A frozen dessert 
containing more than one-half of one percent and not more than five percent of 
alcohol by volume manufactured, sold, or distributed pursuant to this section 
shall:

���� (1)�� be sold in a sealed 
package received from the manufacturer or distributor; and� 

���� (2)�� display on the package 
the following statements:

���� (a)�� �The sale of this 
product to persons under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages is 
unlawful.�;

���� (b)�� �This product is made 
with alcoholic beverages and contains up to five percent of alcohol by 
volume.�;

���� (c)�� �According to the 
Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy 
because of the risk of birth defects.�; and

���� (d)�� �Consumption of 
alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, 
and may cause health problems.�

���� d.��� It shall be a disorderly 
persons offense to sell a frozen dessert containing more than one-half of one 
percent of alcohol to a person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic 
beverages.

����� 12.� a.� A frozen 
dessert containing more than one-half of one percent and not more than five 
percent of alcohol by volume manufactured, sold, or distributed pursuant to section 
1 of P.L.�� , c.�� (C.��� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall 
not be packaged, branded, or marketed using any statement, illustration, or 
image that: 

���� (1)�� includes false, 
deceptive, or misleading statements; 

���� (2)�� promotes 
over-consumption; 

���� (3)�� depicts a child or 
other person under the legal age consuming alcoholic beverages; or 

���� (4)�� � includes objects, 
such as toys, characters, or cartoon characters that suggest the presence of a 
person under the legal age to purchase frozen alcoholic beverage items, or any 
other depiction designed in any manner to be especially appealing to persons 
under the legal age to purchase frozen alcoholic beverage items;

���� b.� A violation of this 
section shall be a disorderly persons offense.1

���� 13.� 
a.� A frozen dessert containing more than one-half of one percent and not more 
than five percent of alcohol by volume manufactured, sold, or distributed 
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.�� , c.�� (C.��� ) (pending before the Legislature 
as this bill) may be stored or displayed in a place accessible to customers and 
may be accessed without the assistance of an employee of the establishment only 
if:

 (1) the 
establishment segregates the storage or display of frozen desserts 
manufactured, sold, or distributed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.�� , c.�� 
(C.��� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) from other non-alcoholic 
frozen desserts and other foodstuffs, and posts conspicuous notice at the 
place of storage or display indicating to customers that the frozen desserts 
containing alcohol may only be purchased by a person 21 years of age or older;

 (2) the 
establishment actively monitors the place of storage or display; and 

 (3) an 
employee of the establishment confirms at the point of sale that:

���� (a) the customer is 21 
years of age or older; and 

���� (b) the customer understands 
the frozen dessert contains alcohol.� 

���� b.� A violation of this 
section shall be a disorderly persons offense.1

���� 1[2.] 4.1� This 
act shall take effect immediately.