New York S 8477: Relates to the provision of on-premises alcohol consumption licenses

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S08477 Summary:

BILL NOS08477 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09079

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SPONSORSTEC

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§64, 64-a, 64-b, 64-c & 64-d, ABC L

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Relates to the provision of on-premises alcohol consumption licenses; provides such licenses may be provided if the owner or administrator of a school, church, or other place of worship affirmatively provides support for the issuance of such license and such license would have been denied only for the proximity to such buildings.

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BILL NOS08477 

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08/15/2025REFERRED TO RULES

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8477

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 August 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. STEC -- 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 the
 provision of on-premises alcohol consumption licenses

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alco-
 2 holic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of
 3 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
 5 building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other
 6 place of worship; provided, however, that the authority may issue a
 7 retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises, not located
 8 within a city with a population of one million or more, which shall be
 9 within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school,
 10 church, synagogue, or other place of worship if the owner or administra-
 11 tor of such school, church, or other place of worship affirmatively
 12 provides support for the issuance of such license; or
 13 § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section
 14 64-a of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of
 15 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 16 (i) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
 17 building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other
 18 place of worship; provided, however, that the authority may issue a
 19 special license for on-premises consumption for a premises, not located
 20 within a city with a population of one million or more, which shall be
 21 within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school,
 22 church, synagogue, or other place of worship if the owner or administra-
 23 tor of such school, church, or other place of worship affirmatively
 24 provides support for the issuance of such license; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13632-01-5

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 1 § 3. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section
 2 64-b of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of
 3 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (i) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
 5 building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other
 6 place of worship; provided, however, that the authority may issue a
 7 bottle club license for on-premises consumption for a premises, not
 8 located within a city with a population of one million or more, which
 9 shall be within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a
 10 school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship if the owner or
 11 administrator of such school, church, or other place of worship affir-
 12 matively provides support for the issuance of such license; or
 13 § 4. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 11 of section
 14 64-c of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of
 15 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 16 (i) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
 17 building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue o