New York S 2521: Relates to the approval of seven day licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises

Status: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (as of 2026-05-18)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 2521

Sponsors: James Skoufis

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S02521 Summary:

BILL NOS02521 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08548

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§63 & 79, ABC L

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Relates to the approval of seven day licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises.

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

05/13/20261ST REPORT CAL.1112

05/14/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/18/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2521

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
 opment and Small Business

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the
 approval of seven day licenses to sell liquor at retail for consump-
 tion off the premises

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 63 of the alcoholic beverage
 2 control law, as added by chapter 1024 of the laws of 1965, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 6. Determinations under this section with respect to approving the
 5 issuance of a new license or under section one hundred eleven of this
 6 chapter with respect to the transfer to any other premises of a license
 7 issued hereunder, shall be made [in accordance with public convenience
 8 and advantage] unless there is good cause shown for disapproval by the
 9 liquor authority.
 10 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 79 of the alcoholic beverage control
 11 law, as added by chapter 1024 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as
 12 follows:
 13 4. Determinations under this section with respect to approving the
 14 issuance of a new license or under section one hundred eleven of this
 15 chapter with respect to the transfer to any other premises of a license
 16 issued hereunder shall be made [in accordance with public convenience
 17 and advantage] unless there is good cause shown for disapproval by the
 18 liquor authority.
 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04805-01-5

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