Assembly Bill A2961A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on premises in a cigar lounge

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Current Bill Status - Stricken


  • 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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2023-A2961 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4412
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3 & 66, add §64-f, ABC L; add §202-n, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8162, S6742

2023-A2961 - Summary

Establishes a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on premises in a cigar lounge; defines "cigar lounge"; requires cigar lounges to provide written notification warning employees of the dangers of exposure to tobacco smoke.

2023-A2961 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2961
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, TAPIA, DICKENS, SAYEGH,
   SMULLEN, McDONOUGH, BRABENEC, STECK, SILLITTI, RAMOS -- read once  and
   referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
   establishing a license to sell liquor at  retail  for  consumption  on
   premises in a cigar lounge; and to amend the labor law, in relation to
   requiring  cigar  lounges  to  provide  written  notification  warning
   employees of the dangers of exposure to tobacco smoke
 
   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 7-e to read as follows:
   7-E. "CIGAR LOUNGE" MEANS ANY BONA FIDE RETAIL STORE THAT: (A)  CATERS
 TO PATRONS WHO PURCHASE AND SMOKE CIGARS; (B) GENERATES SIXTY PERCENT OR
 MORE  OF ITS QUARTERLY ADJUSTED GROSS REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF CIGAR-RE-
 LATED PRODUCTS, WHICH IS LIMITED TO  CIGARS,  HUMIDORS,  CIGAR  CUTTERS,
 CIGAR  CASES,  LIGHTERS  AND  ASHTRAYS. REVENUE FROM STATE LOTTERY, MAIL
 ORDER, AND INTERNET SALES, AS  WELL  AS  REVENUE  GENERATED  FROM  OTHER
 TOBACCO  SALES  IN  STORE, INCLUDING CIGARETTES AND LOOSE TOBACCO SALES,
 SHALL NOT BE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN  ESTABLISHMENT  SATISFIES  THE
 DEFINITION  OF A CIGAR LOUNGE; (C) HAS A HUMIDOR ON THE PREMISES; (D) IS
 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR BASIS; (E) HAS CAPACITY FOR A MINIMUM OF
 FIFTEEN PATRONS; (F) DOES NOT ALLOW ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF  TWENTY-
 ONE  ON  THE PREMISES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR
 ADULT SPOUSE; (G) DOES NOT ALLOW SERVICE OF  FOOD  AND  THE  SMOKING  OF
 CIGARETTES,  E-CIGARETTES, HOOKAH OR SHISHA; AND (H) HOLDS A CURRENT NEW
 YORK RETAIL DEALER CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR CIGARETTES AND TOBAC-
 CO PRODUCTS AND SUCH BUSINESS WAS ISSUED THEIR FIRST  CERTIFICATE  PRIOR
 TO  JUNE  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN AT ANY ADDRESS. A CIGAR LOUNGE
 SHALL BE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE WHERE STOCK IS DISPLAYED AND OFFERED  FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06300-02-3
 A. 2961                             2
              

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2023-A2961A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4412
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3 & 66, add §64-f, ABC L; add §202-n, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8162, S6742

2023-A2961A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on premises in a cigar lounge; defines "cigar lounge"; requires cigar lounges to provide written notification warning employees of the dangers of exposure to tobacco smoke.

2023-A2961A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2961--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, TAPIA, DICKENS, SAYEGH,
   SMULLEN, McDONOUGH, BRABENEC, STECK, SILLITTI, RAMOS, MCGOWAN,  FLOOD,
   BENDETT,  McDONALD  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee 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
   establishing a license to sell liquor at  retail  for  consumption  on
   premises in a cigar lounge; and to amend the labor law, in relation to
   requiring  cigar  lounges  to  provide  written  notification  warning
   employees of the dangers of exposure to tobacco smoke
 
   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 7-e to read as follows:
   7-E. "CIGAR LOUNGE" MEANS ANY BONA FIDE RETAIL STORE THAT: (A)  CATERS
 TO PATRONS WHO PURCHASE AND SMOKE CIGARS; (B) GENERATES SIXTY PERCENT OR
 MORE  OF ITS QUARTERLY ADJUSTED GROSS REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF CIGAR-RE-
 LATED PRODUCTS, WHICH IS LIMITED TO  CIGARS,  HUMIDORS,  CIGAR  CUTTERS,
 CIGAR  CASES,  LIGHTERS  AND  ASHTRAYS. REVENUE FROM STATE LOTTERY, MAIL
 ORDER, AND INTERNET SALES, AS  WELL  AS  REVENUE  GENERATED  FROM  OTHER
 TOBACCO  SALES  IN  STORE, INCLUDING CIGARETTES AND LOOSE TOBACCO SALES,
 SHALL NOT BE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN  ESTABLISHMENT  SATISFIES  THE
 DEFINITION  OF A CIGAR LOUNGE; (C) HAS A HUMIDOR ON THE PREMISES; (D) IS
 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR BASIS; (E) HAS CAPACITY FOR A MINIMUM OF
 FIFTEEN PATRONS; (F) DOES NOT ALLOW ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF  TWENTY-
 ONE  ON  THE PREMISES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR
 ADULT SPOUSE; (G) DOES NOT ALLOW SERVICE OF  FOOD  AND  THE  SMOKING  OF
 CIGARETTES,  E-CIGARETTES, HOOKAH OR SHISHA; AND (H) HOLDS A CURRENT NEW
 YORK RETAIL DEALER CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR CIGARETTES AND TOBAC-
 CO PRODUCTS.  A CIGAR LOUNGE SHALL BE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE WHERE  STOCK
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06300-04-3
 A. 2961--A                          2
              

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