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Assembly Bill A1465A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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2023-A1465 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4352
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3, 64-a & 106, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10509, S9289
2025-2026: A5725, S408

2023-A1465 - Summary

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

2023-A1465 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1465
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02928-01-3

2023-A1465A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4352
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3, 64-a & 106, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10509, S9289
2025-2026: A5725, S408

2023-A1465A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A1465A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1465--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development --  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
   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, LEASED,  OR  OPERATED  BY  A  UNITED
 STATES  CERTIFICATED  AIRLINE  WHICH REGULARLY AND IN A BONA FIDE MANNER
 FURNISHES PROVISIONS AND SERVICES THEREIN.
   § 2.  Subdivision 6 of section 64-a of the  alcohol  beverage  control
 law,  as  amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read
 as follows:
   6. No special on-premises license shall be granted except for premises
 in which the principal business shall be: (a) the sale of food or bever-
 ages at retail for consumption on the  premises  [or];  (b)  AN  AIRLINE
 LOUNGE;  OR  (C)  the  operation  of  a legitimate theatre or such other
 lawful adult  entertainment  or  recreational  facility  as  the  liquor
 authority,  giving  due  regard to the convenience of the public and the
 strict avoidance of sales prohibited by this  chapter,  shall  by  regu-
 lation  classify  for eligibility. Nothing contained in this subdivision
 shall be deemed to authorize the issuance  of  a  license  to  a  motion
 picture  theatre,  except those meeting the definition of restaurant and
 meals, and where all seating is at tables where meals are served.
   § 3.  Section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 8-a to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02928-05-3
 A. 1465--A                          2

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