Senate Bill S8379

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a place of worship

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2025-S8379 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8803
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §64, ABC L

2025-S8379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain property located in the county of Queens from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a place of worship.

2025-S8379 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8379
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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  an
   exemption  for  certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales
   within a certain distance from a place of worship

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section  64 of the alcoholic beverage
 control law is amended by adding a  new  paragraph  (e-17)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (E-17)  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION, THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  ISSUE  A  RETAIL  LICENSE  FOR  ON-PREMISES
 CONSUMPTION  FOR  A  PREMISES  WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN TWO HUNDRED
 FEET OF A BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE  OR  OTHER  PLACE  OF
 WORSHIP,  PROVIDED  SUCH  PREMISES CONSTITUTE A PREMISES FOR THE SALE OF
 FOOD OR BEVERAGES AT RETAIL FOR  CONSUMPTION  ON  THE  PREMISES  LOCATED
 WHOLLY  WITHIN  THE  BOUNDARIES  OF  THE  COUNTY  OF QUEENS, BOUNDED AND
 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
   ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF  LAND,  SITUATE,  LYING  AND
 BEING  IN  THE BOROUGH AND COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK,
 BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
   BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF SKILLMAN AVENUE, DISTANT
 44 FEET EASTERLY FROM THE CORNER FORMED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST-
 ERLY SIDE OF 48TH STREET, FORMERLY GROSMAN AVENUE,  WITH  THE  SOUTHERLY
 SIDE OF SKILLMAN AVENUE;
   RUNNING  THENCE  SOUTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SKILLMAN AVENUE AND PART
 OF THE DISTANCE THROUGH A PARTY WALL 74.20 FEET;
   THENCE EASTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF  SKILLMAN  AVENUE,
 19 FEET;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13349-01-5
 S. 8379                             2
 
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.