Senate Bill S1736

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the small wholesaler liquor license

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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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2025-S1736 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Add §62-a, amd §66, ABC L

2025-S1736 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the small wholesaler liquor license; provides that the fee for such license is two thousand dollars.

2025-S1736 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1736 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1736
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  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
   establishing a small wholesaler liquor license

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 62-a to read as follows:
   §  62-A.  SMALL WHOLESALER LIQUOR LICENSE. ANY PERSON WHO GROSSES LESS
 THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ANNUM MAY  APPLY  FOR  A  LICENSE
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE IN WRITING AND VERI-
 FIED  AND  SHALL  CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY SHALL
 REQUIRE. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK OR  DRAFT  FOR
 THE  AMOUNT  REQUIRED  BY  THIS  ARTICLE FOR SUCH LICENSE. IF THE LIQUOR
 AUTHORITY SHALL GRANT THE APPLICATION IT SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE  IN  SUCH
 FORM  AS  SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ITS RULES. SUCH LICENSE SHALL CONTAIN A
 DESCRIPTION OF THE LICENSED PREMISES AND IN FORM AND IN SUBSTANCE  SHALL
 BE  A  LICENSE  TO  THE  PERSON  THEREIN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO SELL
 LIQUORS AT WHOLESALE IN THE PREMISES THEREIN  SPECIFICALLY  LICENSED  TO
 DULY  LICENSED  WHOLESALERS, RETAILERS AND PERMITTEES IN THIS STATE, AND
 TO SELL LIQUOR IN BULK TO A LICENSED RECTIFIER OR TO A PERMITTEE ENGAGED
 IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS WHICH ARE UNFIT FOR BEVERAGE USE, FOR USE
 IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS PRODUCED AND SOLD BY  SUCH  RECTIFIER  OR
 PERMITTEE,  AND  TO  SELL OR DELIVER LIQUOR TO PERSONS OUTSIDE THE STATE
 PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THE PLACE OF  SUCH  SALE  OR  DELIVERY.  SUCH  A
 LICENSE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE PRIVILEGE TO SELL WINE AT WHOLESALE UNDER
 THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF ANY ADDITIONAL FEE.
   §  2.  Section  66 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04775-01-5
 S. 1736                             2

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