---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires restaurants to post DOH sign concerning food allergen awareness in kitchen or staff area."
description: "Requires restaurants to post DOH sign concerning food allergen awareness in kitchen or staff area."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3880"
citation: "New Jersey A 3880 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "FOOD", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pinkin, Nancy J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff38b284-2570-4805-9c22-7b20563b0cea"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "af7e74bdf73dca97a3730985a9d11bde3d6501accbbcbc9b904766415ebbe2ba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 3880 (217) — Requires restaurants to post DOH sign concerning food allergen awareness in kitchen or staff area.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3880_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-3) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3339
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.270. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff38b284-2570-4805-9c22-7b20563b0cea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).