Senate Bill S409

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Permits certain retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from certain other 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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2025-S409 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§106 & 105, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2853

2025-S409 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits on-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from off-premises retail licensees and off-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from on-premises retail licensees.

2025-S409 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    409
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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
   permitting  certain  retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from
   certain other retail licensees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  106  of  the  alcoholic  beverage control law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY,  A
 RETAIL  LICENSEE  FOR  ON-PREMISES  CONSUMPTION  SHALL  BE AUTHORIZED TO
 PURCHASE UP TO TWELVE BOTTLES OF WINE AND LIQUOR PER WEEK FROM  AN  OFF-
 PREMISES  RETAIL  LICENSEE,  AND  MAY  RESELL  ANY  WINE  AND  LIQUOR SO
 PURCHASED FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES LICENSED THEREFOR.
   § 2. Section 105 of the alcoholic beverage control law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 2 to read as follows:
   2.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY,
 A RETAIL LICENSEE TO SELL LIQUOR AND/OR WINE  FOR  CONSUMPTION  OFF  THE
 PREMISES  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED TO SELL UP TO TWELVE BOTTLES OF WINE AND
 LIQUOR PER WEEK TO A RETAIL LICENSEE FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.
   (B)  A  RETAIL  LICENSEE  FOR  ON-PREMISES  CONSUMPTION  SHALL  RETAIN
 EVIDENCE OF EACH PURCHASE OF WINE AND LIQUOR FROM A RETAILER LICENSED TO
 SELL  LIQUOR AND/OR WINE FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES IN THE FORM OF
 A PURCHASE RECEIPT SHOWING  THE  NAME  OF  THE  RETAILER,  THE  DATE  OF
 PURCHASE,  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  ALCOHOL BEVERAGES PURCHASED, AND THE
 PRICE PAID FOR THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGES. THE RETAIL LICENSEE FOR ON-PREMIS-
 ES CONSUMPTION SHALL RETAIN  THE  RECEIPT  AND  MAKE  IT  AVAILABLE  FOR
 INSPECTION  BY THE STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY AND ITS DULY AUTHORIZED AGENTS
 AND EMPLOYEES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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