New York A 5725: Exempts the Capital District transportation authority (CDTA) from bond issuance charges

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A05725 Summary:

BILL NOA05725A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3, 64-a, 106 & 117-a, ABC L

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Authorizes retail licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption at airline lounges located within an airport and owned, leased, or operated by a United States certified airline.

Go to top A05725 Actions:

BILL NOA05725A

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02/20/2025referred to economic development

05/15/2025amend and recommit to economic development

05/15/2025print number 5725a

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5725--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Economic Development -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
 authorizing retail licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption
 at airline lounges

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision 39 to read as follows:
 3 39. "Airline lounge" means and includes any premises located within an
 4 airport and such premises is owned, leased, or operated by a United
 5 States certificated airline which regularly and in a bona fide manner
 6 furnishes provisions and services therein.
 7 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 64-a of the alcoholic beverage control
 8 law, as amended by section 2 of part CC of chapter 55 of the laws of
 9 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 10 6. No special on-premises license shall be granted except for premises
 11 in which the principal business shall be: (a) the sale of food or bever-
 12 ages at retail for consumption on the premises [or]; (b) an airline
 13 lounge; or (c) the operation of a legitimate theatre, including a motion
 14 picture theatre that is a building or facility which is regularly used
 15 and kept open primarily for the exhibition of motion pictures for at
 16 least five out of seven days a week, or on a regular seasonal basis of
 17 no less than six contiguous weeks, to the general public where all audi-
 18 torium seating is permanently affixed to the floor and at least sixty-
 19 five percent of the motion picture theatre's annual gross revenues is
 20 the combined result of admission revenue for the showing of motion
 21 pictures and the sale of food and non-alcoholic beverages, or such other
 22 lawful adult entertainment or recreational facility as the liquor
 23 authority, giving due regard to the convenience of the public and the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01441-03-5

 A. 5725--A 2

 1 strict avoidance of sales prohibited by this chapter, shall by regu-
 2 lation classify for eligibility.
 3 § 3. Subdivision 6 of section 64-a of the alcoholic beverage control
 4 law, as amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read
 5 as follows:
 6 6. No special on-premises license shall be granted except for premises
 7 in which the principal business shall be: (a) the sale of food or bever-
 8 ages at retail for consumption on the premises [or]; (b) an airline
 9 lounge; or (c) the operation of a legitimate theatre or such other
 10 lawful adult entertainment or recreational facility as the liquor
 11 authority, giving due regard to the convenience of the public and the
 12 strict avoidance of sales prohibited by this chapter, shall by regu-
 13 lation classify for eligibility. Nothing contained in this subdivision
 14 shall be deemed to authorize the issuance of a license to a motion
 15 picture theatre, except those meeting the definition of restaurant and
 16 meals, and where all seating is at tables where meals are served.
 17 § 4. Section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by
 18 adding a new subdivision 8-a to read as follows:
 19 8-a.