New York A 6931: Authorizes holders of certain licenses issued by the state liquor authority to engage in the sale or wholesale of ready-to-drink cocktails, and corrects certain provisions regarding sale of mead and cider

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A06931 Summary:

BILL NOA06931B

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SAME ASSAME AS S06703-B

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SPONSORTapia

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COSPNSRShimsky, Cruz, Reyes, Simone, Hevesi, Buttenschon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3 & 101-aaa, add §70, ABC L

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Authorizes holders of certain licenses issued by the state liquor authority to engage in the sale or wholesale of ready-to-drink cocktails; corrects certain provisions regarding sale of mead and cider.

Go to top A06931 Actions:

BILL NOA06931B

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03/18/2025referred to economic development

05/09/2025amend (t) and recommit to economic development

05/09/2025print number 6931a

08/13/2025amend (t) and recommit to economic development

08/13/2025print number 6931b

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6931--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA, SHIMSKY, CRUZ, REYES -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend-
 ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
 authorizing holders of certain licenses issued by the state liquor
 authority to engage in the sale or wholesale of ready-to-drink cock-
 tails, and to correct certain provisions otherwise unintentionally
 limiting the sale of mead and/or braggot, cider, and ready-to-drink
 cocktails

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "ready-to-drink cocktail retail sales act".
 3 § 2. Section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by
 4 adding a new subdivision 23-a to read as follows:
 5 23-a. "Ready-to-drink cocktail" or "RTD cocktail" means a beverage
 6 containing liquor which is added to concentrated or unconcentrated
 7 juice, flavoring material, water, citric acid, sugar, or carbon dioxide,
 8 that contains not more than eight and one-half percent alcohol by
 9 volume, and that is sold in single serving containers with a size no
 10 greater than sixteen ounces each.
 11 § 3. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new
 12 section 70 to read as follows:
 13 § 70. Sale of ready-to-drink cocktails by retail licensees. Each
 14 retail licensee under this chapter shall have the right, by virtue of
 15 their license and without being required to pay any additional fee for
 16 the privilege, to sell at retail for consumption on or off the premises,
 17 as the case may be, ready-to-drink cocktails purchased from a person

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10959-08-5

 A. 6931--B 2

 1 licensed to produce or sell liquor, wine, or beer at wholesale under
 2 this chapter.
 3 § 4. The section heading, paragraph f of subdivision 1, and subdivi-
 4 sions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of section 101-aaa of the alcoholic bever-
 5 age control law, the section heading, paragraph f of subdivision 1 and
 6 subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 as added by section 183 of part A of chap-
 7 ter 389 of the laws of 1997, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 745 of
 8 the laws of 2019, and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 499 of the
 9 laws of 2004, are amended to read as follows:
 10 Terms of sale; beer, mead and/or braggot, cider, ready-to-drink cock-
 11 tails, or wine products.
 12 f. "Retail licensee" means a person licensed pursuant to this chapter
 13 who purchases beer, mead and/or braggot, cider, ready-to-drink cock-
 14 tails, and/or wine products for resale for on or off premises consump-
 15 tion, except a person licensed to sell liquor and/or wine for off prem-
 16 ises consumption.
 17 2. No manufacturer or wholesaler licensed under this chapter shall
 18 sell or deliver any beer, mead and/or braggot, cider, ready-to-drink
 19 cocktails, or wine products to any retail licensee exc