Senate Bill S5649

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the manufacturing of hops in New York state

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  • 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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2017-S5649 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, ABC L

2017-S5649 - Summary

Amends certain definitions to include the manufacturing of hops when determining if something is considered a New York state labelled beer.

2017-S5649 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5649 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5649
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RITCHIE,  FUNKE, ROBACH -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation  to  the
   manufacturing of hops in New York state

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 20 of  section  3  of  the  alcoholic  beverage
 control law is amended to read as follows:
   20. "Manufacturer" means and includes a distiller, brewer, vintner and
 rectifier;  "Manufacture"  means  and  includes  distilling, rectifying,
 brewing and operating a winery, AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE CONVERSION OF
 RAW OR DRIED INGREDIENTS INTO A NEW FORM USED BY  A  DISTILLER,  BREWER,
 VINTNER OR RECTIFIER.
   §  2.  Subdivision 20-d of section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control
 law, as added by chapter 108 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   20-d. "New York state labelled beer" means:
   (a)  from  the effective date of this subdivision until December thir-
 ty-first, two thousand eighteen, beer made  with  no  less  than  twenty
 percent,  by weight, of its hops grown OR MANUFACTURED in New York state
 and no less than twenty percent, by weight, of all of its other ingredi-
 ents, excluding water, grown in New York state;
   (b) from January first, two thousand nineteen until  December  thirty-
 first,  two  thousand  twenty-three,  beer  made with no less than sixty
 percent, by weight, of its hops grown OR MANUFACTURED in New York  state
 and  no less than sixty percent, by weight, of all of its other ingredi-
 ents, excluding water, grown in New York state; and
   (c) from January first, two thousand twenty-four and thereafter,  beer
 made  with  no less than ninety percent, by weight, of its hops grown OR
 MANUFACTURED in New York state and  no  less  than  ninety  percent,  by
 weight,  of  all of its other ingredients, excluding water, grown in New
 York state.
   § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.

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2017-S5649A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, ABC L

2017-S5649A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends certain definitions to include the manufacturing of hops when determining if something is considered a New York state labelled beer.

2017-S5649A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5649A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5649--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RITCHIE,  FUNKE, ROBACH -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
   Investigations  and  Government  Operations  in accordance with Senate
   Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed
   to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the
   manufacturing of hops in New York state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  20  of  section  3 of the alcoholic beverage
 control law is amended to read as follows:
   20. "Manufacturer" means and includes a distiller, brewer, vintner and
 rectifier; "Manufacture"  means  and  includes  distilling,  rectifying,
 brewing and operating a winery, AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE CONVERSION OF
 RAW  OR  DRIED  INGREDIENTS INTO A NEW FORM USED BY A DISTILLER, BREWER,
 VINTNER OR RECTIFIER.
   § 2. Subdivision 20-d of section 3 of the alcoholic  beverage  control
 law,  as added by chapter 108 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
 follows:
   20-d. "New York state labelled beer" means:
   (a) from the effective date of this subdivision until  December  thir-
 ty-first,  two  thousand  eighteen,  beer  made with no less than twenty
 percent, by weight, of its hops grown OR MANUFACTURED in New York  state
 and no less than twenty percent, by weight, of all of its other ingredi-
 ents, excluding water, grown in New York state;
   (b)  from  January first, two thousand nineteen until December thirty-
 first, two thousand twenty-three, beer made  with  no  less  than  sixty
 percent,  by weight, of its hops grown OR MANUFACTURED in New York state
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10953-02-8

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