NJ Self-Serve Gas Bill Back On The Table, Reintroduced By Governor Candidate

NEW JERSEY — A bill to allow self-serve options at New Jersey gas pumps has resurfaced, thanks to one candidate seeking the Republican nomination for Governor.

Senator Jon Bramnick re-introduced a bill S4303, titled "Motorist Fueling Choice and Convenience Act."

The bill is similar to a previous version A3105, which was introduced in 2022 but failed to get through the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee

"I think that there was a perception that (full serve) was going to go away completely," Bramnick told NJ101.5 in an interview.

However, under the reintroduced bill, gas stations with four or more pumps would have to offer both full and self-serve gas between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Additionally, an attendant would still have to be available to help anyone with a disability to pump gas.

It would also bar any county or local government from passing any laws that would prevent self-serve gas in their communities, according to nj.com.

New Jersey is the only state in the United States where drivers cannot pump their own gas.

Current state law says it is in the public interest for station attendants to pump gas, to reduce fire hazards. Anyone who violates state law can be fined $50-250 for a first offense, and no more than $500 for further violations. This law has been in effect since 1949.

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