Senate Bill S8359

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates a special on-premises license for certain properties

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8359 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Add §97-e, ABC L

2025-S8359 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a special on-premises license for properties which are located within a designated industrial or economic zoning district, occupy not less than twenty thousand square feet of floor area, and are utilized for the purpose of hosting entertainment or cultural, social, or community events.

2025-S8359 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8359
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   creating a special on-premises license for certain properties
 
   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 97-e to read as follows:
   §  97-E.  SPECIAL  ON-PREMISES  LICENSE  FOR  CERTAIN  PROPERTIES.  1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  ANY  PERSON  MAY
 APPLY  TO THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY FOR A LICENSE TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, BEER,
 AND CIDER AT RETAIL FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION AT A FACILITY WHICH:
   (A) IS LOCATED WITHIN  A  DESIGNATED  INDUSTRIAL  OR  ECONOMIC  ZONING
 DISTRICT;
   (B) OCCUPIES NOT LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA;
   (C)  IS UTILIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOSTING ENTERTAINMENT OR CULTURAL,
 SOCIAL, OR COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND
   (D) IS LOCATED AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED FEET FROM A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.
   2. ANY LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER NOT INCONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION AND MAY BE SUBJECTED TO SUCH RULES BY THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY AS IT
 DEEMS NECESSARY AND SUCH RULES AS ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE  PROVISIONS
 OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13296-01-5

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