New York S 3836: Relates to immediate enforcement of securing orders through issuance of a bench warrant when a defendant fails to appear

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S03836 Summary:

BILL NOS03836 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07457

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRCOONEY, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3, 63 & 104, ABC L

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Authorizes the sale of non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages by licensees and wholesalers; defines non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages.

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BILL NOS03836 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1438

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/11/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

03/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.607

03/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/14/2026PASSED SENATE

05/14/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/14/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3836

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
 gations and Government Operations

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the
 sale of non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages

 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 20-h to read as follows:
 3 20-h. "Non-alcoholic version of an alcoholic beverage" means a non-al-
 4 coholic beverage that contains five-tenths percent or less alcohol by
 5 volume and that is marketed to appeal to persons more than twenty-one
 6 years of age as a substitute for an alcoholic beverage.
 7 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 63 of the alcoholic beverage control
 8 law, as amended by chapter 24 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 9 follows:
 10 4. No licensee under this section shall be engaged in any other busi-
 11 ness on the licensed premises. The sale of lottery tickets, when duly
 12 authorized and lawfully conducted, the sale of reusable bags as defined
 13 in section 27-2801 of the environmental conservation law, the sale of
 14 corkscrews or the sale of ice or the sale of publications, including
 15 prerecorded video and/or audio cassette tapes, or educational seminars,
 16 designed to help educate consumers in their knowledge and appreciation
 17 of alcoholic beverages, as defined in section three of this chapter and
 18 allowed pursuant to their license, or the sale of non-carbonated, non-
 19 flavored mineral waters, spring waters [and], drinking waters, or the
 20 sale of non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages, or the sale of
 21 glasses designed for the consumption of wine or liquor, racks designed
 22 for the storage of wine, and devices designed to minimize oxidation in
 23 bottles of wine which have been uncorked, or the sale of gift bags, gift
 24 boxes, associated gift or promotional items, or wrapping, for alcoholic

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05349-01-5

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 1 beverages purchased at the licensed premises shall not constitute engag-
 2 ing in another business within the meaning of this subdivision. Any fee
 3 obtained from the sale of an educational seminar shall not be considered
 4 as a fee for any tasting that may be offered during an educational semi-
 5 nar, provided that such tastings are available to persons who have not
 6 paid to attend the seminar and all tastings are conducted in accordance
 7 with section sixty-three-a of this article. For the purposes of this
 8 section, gift or promotional items shall only include those items that
 9 are complimentary and directly associated with the sale of wine or
 10 liquor they are promoting and shall mean: (i) items that are de minimis
 11 in value, but in no instance shall merchandise be