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NY A10416
Bill
Status
3/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brian Cunningham
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AI Summary
- Extends permanently the powers of the State Liquor Authority chairman and members by removing the 15-year expiration date from a 2012 law
- Allows on-premises retail licensees to purchase up to 12 bottles of wine and liquor per week from off-premises retail licensees for resale
- Increases the limit on off-premises liquor licenses from one to two licenses per person and permits off-premises licensees to sell additional items including tonic water, bitters, maraschino cherries, and dealcoholized wine
- Changes the approval standard for seven-day off-premises liquor licenses from "public convenience and advantage" to approval unless the liquor authority shows good cause for disapproval
- Creates a tiered annual license fee structure for liquor wholesalers: $1 million for those with gross sales of $750 million or more in New York, and $800 for those below that threshold
Legislative Description
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the powers of the chairman and members of the state liquor authority (Part A); authorizes special permits to remain open during certain hours of the morning (Part B); permits certain retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from certain other retail licensees (Part C); relates to permissible sales by license holders (Part D); allows multiple off-premises licenses (Part E); relates to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages and retail licensees (Part F); relates to the approval of seven day licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises (Part G); adjusts licensing fees regarding certain alcoholic beverages (Part H); relates to changes of ownership of a licensed business (Part I); relates to the issuance of temporary retail permits; makes permanent certain provisions relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits (Part J); establishes a temporary wholesale permit and allows multiple wholesale licenses owned by the same person or entity to be located at the same premises (Part K); relates to licenses issued for on-premises consumption within a certain distance of a building occupied as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship with consent of such building's owner or administrator (Part L); permits licenses for premises located within five hundred feet of other premises outside of certain counties (Part M).
Last Action
referred to economic development
3/3/2026