STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ALEX SAUICKIE
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Appropriates $100,000 to Department of Agriculture to promote "Secretary Select" wines.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
A Supplement to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, P.L.2024, c.22.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2024, c.22, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:
10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
40 Community Development and Environmental Management
49 Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation
3360 Division of Marketing and Development
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
06-3360 Division of Marketing and Development .............. $100,000
Total Division of Marketing and Development appropriation,
Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation $100,000
Direct State Services
06 Secretary Select Wine Program ............. ($100,000)
The amount hereinabove appropriated for the Secretary Select Wine Program shall be used to promote New Jersey wines, selected and highlighted by the Secretary of Agriculture.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would appropriate $100,000 to the Department of Agriculture for a program to promote “Secretary Select” wines. The funds would be used to establish a program in the Department of Agriculture to promote New Jersey wines selected by the Secretary of Agriculture.
“Secretary Select” wines would be identified by the Secretary of Agriculture to promote New Jersey wines and the State wine industry. The “Secretary Select” program would highlight wines that are under-appreciated in the State, and would encourage growth in an evolving industry. The selected wines would be updated regularly to acknowledge the State’s variety of wine types, flavors, and purposes.