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Senate Bill S9579

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires certain establishments provide tap water on request

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2025-S9579 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10570
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §106, ABC L

2025-S9579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain establishments provide tap water on request.

2025-S9579 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9579
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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
   requiring retail licensees for on-premises alcohol consumption provide
   tap water upon request

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 106  of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   18.  ALL  RETAIL  LICENSEES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, EXCEPT CORPO-
 RATIONS OPERATING A VESSEL, RAILROAD CAR, OR AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED  ON
 REGULARLY  SCHEDULED  FLIGHTS  BY  A UNITED STATES CERTIFICATED AIRLINE,
 SHALL SERVE TAP WATER TO A PATRON, UPON REQUEST,  AT  NO  COST  TO  SUCH
 PATRON.  SUCH  WATER  SHALL  MEET  ALL  FEDERAL  AND  STATE REQUIREMENTS
 CONCERNING PURITY OF DRINKING WATER AND SHALL BE SUPPLIED IN A  RECEPTA-
 CLE OF NOT LESS THAN EIGHT OUNCES PER SERVING.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15156-01-6

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