senate Bill S3281

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the sale of certain beverages at games of chance

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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 29, 2019 signed chap.188
Aug 28, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.349
substituted for a5059a
Jun 14, 2019 referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 11, 2019 amended on third reading (t) 3281a
May 13, 2019 advanced to third reading
May 08, 2019 2nd report cal.
May 07, 2019 1st report cal.590
Feb 05, 2019 referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Votes

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May 7, 2019 - Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business committee Vote

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Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee Vote: May 7, 2019

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S3281 - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§58, 58-c, 76, 76-a & 3, ABC L; amd §194, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6966

S3281 - Summary

Authorizes the sale of cider, mead, braggot and wine at games of chance.

S3281 - Sponsor Memo

S3281 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3281

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 5, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
  opment and Small Business

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
  promoting economic development by  expanding  products  sold  by  farm
  cideries  and  authorizing such cideries to sell cider to other licen-
  sees for resale; and to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation
  to authorizing the sale of cider and wine at games of chance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivision 3-a of section 58 of  the  alcoholic  beverage
control  law, as added by chapter 384 of the laws of 2013, paragraph (b)
as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 2017, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3-a. A licensed cider producer producing New York state labelled cider
may:
  (a)  sell  such  cider OR ANY NEW YORK STATE LABELED CIDER to licensed
farm distillers, farm wineries, WINERIES, farm cideries [and],  CIDERIES
AND  farm  breweries.    All  such  cider  sold by the licensee shall be
securely sealed and have attached thereto a label as shall  be  required
by section one hundred seven-a of this chapter;
  (b)  conduct  tastings  at  the licensed premises of such cider or any
other New York state labeled cider;
  (c) sell such cider OR ANY NEW YORK STATE LABELED CIDER at retail  for
consumption  off  the  premises  at the state fair, at recognized county
fairs and at farmers markets operated on a not-for-profit basis;
  (d) sell and conduct tastings of such cider  OR  ANY  NEW  YORK  STATE
LABELED CIDER at retail for consumption on the premises of a restaurant,
conference  center,  inn,  bed and breakfast or hotel business owned and
operated by the licensee in or adjacent to its farm cidery.  A  licensee
who  operates a restaurant, conference center, inn, bed and breakfast or

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

Co-Sponsors

S3281A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§58, 58-c, 76, 76-a & 3, ABC L; amd §194, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6966

S3281A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the sale of cider, mead, braggot and wine at games of chance.

S3281A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3281A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3281--A
    Cal. No. 590

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 5, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KAPLAN, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
  ic Development and Small Business  --  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 general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
  the sale of cider, mead, braggot and wine at games of chance

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 194 of the general municipal law,
as amended by chapter 550 of the laws of 1994, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  [Service  of  alcoholic  beverages.]  Subject  to  the  applicable
provisions of the alcoholic beverage control  law,  beer,  CIDER,  MEAD,
BRAGGOT  AND WINE may be offered for sale during the conduct of games of
chance on games of chance premises  as  such  premises  are  defined  in
subdivision  nineteen of section one hundred eighty-six of this article;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to  limit  the
offering  for  sale  of any other alcoholic beverage in areas other than
the games of chance premises or the sale of any other alcoholic beverage
in premises where only the games of chance known as bell jar or  raffles
are conducted.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00475-05-9

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