assembly Bill A10401

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes retail licensees to purchase alcohol with a business payment card

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May 13, 2022 referred to economic development

A10401 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8855
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §101-aa, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5437

A10401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes retail licensees to purchase alcohol with a business payment card.

A10401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10401
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. D. Rosen-
   thal) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic  Develop-
   ment
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
   authorizing retail licensees  to  purchase  alcohol  with  a  business
   payment card
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 101-aa of the  alcoholic  beverage
 control law is amended by adding three new paragraphs g, h and i to read
 as follows:
   G.  "BUSINESS  PAYMENT  CARD"  MEANS:  (1) ANY CREDIT CARD ISSUED TO A
 RETAIL LICENSEE FOR BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL USE PURSUANT TO AN  AGREEMENT
 THAT ALLOWS THE HOLDER THEREOF TO OBTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES ON THE CRED-
 IT  OF THE ISSUER OR A DEBIT CARD THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO A BANK ACCOUNT
 OF A RETAIL LICENSEE; (2) A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD FROM AN ISSUER ACCEPTED
 BY THE MANUFACTURER OR WHOLESALER AS PERMITTED BY THE AUTHORITY IN REGU-
 LATION; AND (3) SUCH CREDIT CARD SHALL NOT  INCLUDE  CARDS  IN  WHICH  A
 MANUFACTURER  OR  WHOLESALER  HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST OR CARDS BY WHICH
 THEIR USE BENEFITS A MANUFACTURER OR WHOLESALER.    SUCH  CARD  MUST  BE
 ISSUED  IN THE SAME NAME AS A RETAIL LICENSEE AND REGISTERED TO THE SAME
 ADDRESS AS THE ADDRESS ON THE RETAIL LICENSE, OR AS OTHERWISE  PERMITTED
 BY THE AUTHORITY IN REGULATION.
   H.  "FINAL CASH INVOICE AMOUNT" MEANS THE AMOUNT CHARGED BY A MANUFAC-
 TURER OR WHOLESALER TO A RETAIL LICENSEE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (A)  AND
 (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   I.  "FINAL  BUSINESS  PAYMENT  CARD  INVOICE  AMOUNT" MEANS THE AMOUNT
 CHARGED BY A MANUFACTURER OR WHOLESALER TO A RETAIL LICENSEE PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION; AND  SHALL  EQUAL  THE
 FINAL  CASH  INVOICE  AMOUNT PLUS THE EXACT SURCHARGES AND FEES THAT ARE
 CHARGED TO THE MANUFACTURER OR WHOLESALER BY THE BUSINESS  PAYMENT  CARD
 ISSUER, OR A PERSON OR ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUER.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 101-aa of the alcoholic
 beverage control law, as amended by section 5 of subpart W of part XX of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.