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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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-S409 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§106 & 105, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2853

2025-S409 - 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 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S409 - 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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2025-S409A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§106 & 105, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2853

2025-S409A (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-S409A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S409A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  409--A
     Cal. No. 630
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Investigations
   and Government Operations -- reported favorably from  said  committee,
   ordered  to  first  and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 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 SIX BOTTLES OF WINE OR LIQUOR IN THE AGGREGATE 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 SIX BOTTLES OF WINE OR LIQUOR
 IN  THE AGGREGATE PER WEEK TO A RETAIL LICENSEE FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMP-
 TION.
   (B) BOTH THE RETAIL  LICENSEE  FOR  ON-PREMISES  CONSUMPTION  AND  THE
 RETAIL  LICENSEE  FOR  OFF-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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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