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A4101 • 2026

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

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Carter, Linda S.
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

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

What This Bill Does

  • Requires retailers to lock up or place bath salts behind counter.
  • Topic: Consumer Affairs Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires retailers to lock up or place bath salts behind counter.
Topic:
Consumer Affairs
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A4101

ASSEMBLY, No. 4101

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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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.

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

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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.
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