BillTrack50 logo
Free Signup Login
Bill

Bill > A1155

NJ A1155

NJ A1155
Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.

summary

Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires restaurants to provide a healthy beverage with any meals designated for children. Under the bill, a restaurant's default beverage for a children's meal could be: (1) water, sparkling water, or flavored water, with no added natural or artificial sweeteners; (2) nonfat or one percent milk or non-dairy milk alternative containing no more than 130 calories per container or serving as offered for sale; or (3) one hundred percent fruit juice or fruit juice combined with water or carbonated water, with no added sweeteners, in a serving size of no more than eight ounces. The bill does not prohibit or preclude a restaurant from selling or offering another beverage as a replacement to the default beverage included with the children's meal.

AI Summary

This bill requires restaurants to provide a healthy default beverage with any children's meal. The acceptable default beverages are water, sparkling water, flavored water without sweeteners, nonfat or 1% milk, non-dairy milk alternatives with no more than 130 calories per serving, or 100% fruit juice or fruit juice combined with water or carbonated water without added sweeteners, in a serving size of no more than 8 ounces. The bill does not prohibit restaurants from offering alternative beverages for purchase in addition to the default healthy option.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee (on 01/09/2024)
(3 Companion Bills)

bill text

bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A1155
BillText https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A1500/1155_I1.HTM
Loading...