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SR73 • 2026

Urges Governor and Legislature to establish programs to help eliminate food deserts.

Urges Governor and Legislature to establish programs to help eliminate food deserts.

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

Sponsor
Beach, James
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Urges Governor and Legislature to establish programs to help eliminate food deserts.

Urges Governor and Legislature to establish programs to help eliminate food deserts.

What This Bill Does

  • Urges Governor and Legislature to establish programs to help eliminate food deserts.
  • Topic: Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Official Summary Text

Urges Governor and Legislature to establish programs to help eliminate food deserts.
Topic:
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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SR73

SENATE RESOLUTION No. 73

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

SYNOPSIS

���� Urges Governor and Legislature to establish programs
to help eliminate food deserts.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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A Senate
Resolution
urging the Governor and
Legislature to establish programs to help eliminate food deserts.

Whereas,

There are certain areas of the State, known as "food deserts," which
are areas where residents are unable to obtain nutritious foods; and

Whereas,

Food deserts lack fresh foods, such as fresh meats, fruits, and vegetables; and

Whereas,

Instead, available foods are often processed and high in sugar and fats, which
can contribute to a variety of health issues; and

Whereas,

Food deserts and exist in rural and urban areas and tend to be inhabited by
low-income residents with reduced mobility; and

Whereas,

Food deserts develop in the absence of supermarkets and grocery stores; and

Whereas,

Grocery stores and supermarkets offer opportunities to purchase affordable,
fresh, and nutritious food and also create local jobs; and

Whereas,

The establishment of incentives to grocery stores and supermarkets to open
locations in food deserts may be a path by which to create jobs and ensure residents
of food deserts are provided the ability to purchase nutritious foods; and

Whereas,

It is altogether fitting and proper to respectfully urge the Governor and the
Legislature to work together to create programs to incentivize the
establishment of grocery stores and supermarkets in food deserts; now,
therefore,

����
Be It
Resolved
by the Senate of the State of New
Jersey:

���� 1.��� This House respectfully
urges the Governor and the Legislature to work together to create programs to
incentivize the establishment of grocery stores and supermarkets in food
deserts.

���� 2.��� Copies of this
resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State shall be transmitted by the
Secretary of the Senate to the Governor and to each member of the Legislature.

STATEMENT

���� This resolution urges the
Governor and Legislature to establish programs to help eliminate food deserts.

���� There are certain areas of the
State, known as "food deserts," which are areas where residents are
unable to obtain nutritious foods.� Food deserts lack fresh foods, such as
fresh meats, fruits, and vegetables.� Instead, available foods are often
processed and high in sugar and fats, which can contribute to a variety of
health issues.� Food deserts and exist in rural and urban areas and tend to be
inhabited by low-income residents with reduced mobility.�

���� Food deserts develop in the
absence of supermarkets and grocery stores.� Grocery stores and supermarkets
offer opportunities to purchase affordable, fresh, and nutritious food and also
create local jobs.� The establishment of incentives to grocery stores and
supermarkets to open locations in food deserts may be a path by which to create
jobs and ensure residents of food deserts are provided the ability to purchase
nutritious foods.

���� The resolution urges the
Governor and the Legislature to work together to create programs to incentivize
the establishment of grocery stores and supermarkets in food deserts.