New York S 9979: Authorizes retail licensees to purchase alcohol with a business payment

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S09979 Summary:

BILL NOS09979 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11140

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §101-aa, ABC L

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Authorizes retail licensees to purchase alcohol with a business payment card.

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BILL NOS09979 

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04/20/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

05/12/20261ST REPORT CAL.1085

05/13/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/14/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/03/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9979

 IN SENATE

 April 20, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
 authorizing retail licensees to purchase alcohol with a business
 payment card

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 101-aa of the alcoholic beverage
 2 control law is amended by adding three new paragraphs g, h and i to read
 3 as follows:
 4 g. "Business payment card" means: (1) any credit card issued to a
 5 retail licensee for business or commercial use pursuant to an agreement
 6 that allows the holder thereof to obtain goods and services on the cred-
 7 it of the issuer or a debit card that provides access to a bank account
 8 of a retail licensee; (2) a credit or debit card from an issuer accepted
 9 by the manufacturer or wholesaler as permitted by the authority in regu-
 10 lation; and (3) such credit card shall not include cards in which a
 11 manufacturer or wholesaler has a financial interest or cards by which
 12 their use benefits a manufacturer or wholesaler. Such card must be
 13 issued in the same name as a retail licensee and registered to the same
 14 address as the address on the retail license, or as otherwise permitted
 15 by the authority in regulation.
 16 h. "Final cash invoice amount" means the amount charged by a manufac-
 17 turer or wholesaler to a retail licensee pursuant to paragraphs (a) and
 18 (b) of subdivision two of this section.
 19 i. "Final business payment card invoice amount" means the amount
 20 charged by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retail licensee pursuant to
 21 paragraph (c) of subdivision two of this section; and shall equal the
 22 final cash invoice amount plus the exact surcharges and fees that are
 23 charged to the manufacturer or wholesaler by the business payment card
 24 issuer, or a person or entity associated with the issuer.
 25 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 101-aa of the alcoholic
 26 beverage control law, as amended by section 5 of subpart W of part XX of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15611-01-6

 S. 9979 2

 1 chapter 55 of the laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is
 2 added to read as follows:
 3 (b) on terms requiring payment by such retail licensee for such alco-
 4 holic beverages on or before the final payment date of the credit period
 5 for which delivery is made[.]; or
 6 (c) by business payment card; provided that a manufacturer or whole-
 7 saler that exercises reasonable diligence to ensure the sale comports
 8 with the requirements of this section shall not be found to have
 9 violated this subdivision where a retail licensee uses a credit card
 10 other than a business payment card.
 11 § 3. Section 101-aa of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended
 12 by adding three new subdivisions 2-a, 2-b and 2-c to read as follows:
 13 2-a. A manufacturer or wholesaler that accepts business payment cards
 14 shall clearly state the final cash invoice amount and the final business
 15 payment card invoice amount on an invoice provided to a retail licensee.
 16 Nothing in this section shall preclude, or permit a manufacturer or
 17 wholesaler to prevent, a retail licensee that receives such an invoice
 18 from electing to