Senate Bill S163

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages and retail licensees

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S163 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§101 & 106, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5718
2021-2022: S4006

2023-S163 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Modifies licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages on licensees who sell at retail for on premises consumption, and restrictions on retail licensees interested directly or indirectly in licensed manufacturers or wholesalers of alcoholic beverages.

2023-S163 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    163
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   licensing  restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic
   beverages and retail licensees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
 section 101 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter
 318 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   Be interested directly or indirectly in any  premises  LICENSED  UNDER
 THIS  CHAPTER  where any alcoholic beverage is sold at retail; or in any
 business LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER devoted wholly or partially to  the
 sale  of any alcoholic beverage at retail by stock ownership, interlock-
 ing directors, mortgage or lien or any personal or real property, or  by
 any other means. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to
   §  2.  The  opening  paragraph  of  paragraph (a) of subdivision 13 of
 section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter
 453 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   No retail licensee for on-premises consumption  shall  be  interested,
 directly  or  indirectly,  in  any  premises LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER
 where liquors, wines or beer are manufactured or sold at  wholesale,  by
 stock  ownership,  interlocking  directors,  mortgage  or  lien  on  any
 personal or real property or by any other means,  except  that  liquors,
 wines  or  beer  may  be  manufactured  or  sold wholesale by the person
 licensed as a manufacturer or wholesaler thereof:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02120-01-3

              

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