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Senate Bill S9289

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes retail licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption at airline lounges

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2021-S9289 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10509
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3, 64 & 106, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S4352, A1465
2025-2026: S408, A5725

2021-S9289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes retail licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption at airline lounges located within an airport and operated by a United States certified airline.

2021-S9289 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9289
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 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
   authorizing retail licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption
   at airline lounges

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 39 to read as follows:
   39. "AIRLINE LOUNGE" MEANS AND INCLUDES ANY PREMISES LOCATED WITHIN AN
 AIRPORT  AND  SUCH  PREMISES  IS  OWNED  OR  OPERATED BY A UNITED STATES
 CERTIFICATED AIRLINE WHICH REGULARLY AND IN A BONA FIDE MANNER FURNISHES
 PROVISIONS AND SERVICES THEREIN.
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 64 of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control
 law,  as  amended by chapter 258 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read
 as follows:
   5. No retail license under this section shall be  granted  except  for
 such  premises as are being conducted as a bona fide hotel provided that
 a restaurant is operated in such premises, restaurant,  catering  estab-
 lishment,  club,  AIRLINE LOUNGE, railroad car, vessel or aircraft being
 operated on regularly scheduled flights by a United States  certificated
 airline.
   §  3.  Section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 8-a to read as follows:
   8-A. A LICENSE ISSUED FOR SUCH PREMISES AS ARE BEING CONDUCTED  AS  AN
 AIRLINE  LOUNGE  SHALL AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER THEREOF TO SELL AT RETAIL OR
 GIVE AWAY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ONLY TO PERSONS WITH CERTAIN AIRLINE TICK-
 ET PRIVILEGES AND LOYALTY PROGRAM MEMBERS AS AUTHORIZED BY SUCH LICENSEE
 AND ONLY FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES WHERE SOLD. FOOD SHALL BE  MADE
 REGULARLY  AVAILABLE  FOR SALE OR OTHERWISE TO SUCH PERSONS FOR CONSUMP-
 TION ON THE PREMISES. THE AVAILABILITY OF  SANDWICHES,  SOUPS  OR  OTHER
 FOODS,  WHETHER  FRESH, PROCESSED, PRE-COOKED OR FROZEN, SHALL BE DEEMED
 COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SEVENTEEN-A  OF
 THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH LICENSE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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