S8359 • 2025

Creates a special on-premises license for certain properties

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: James Skoufis
Last action: 2026-05-19
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Creates a special on-premises license for certain properties

Creates a special on-premises license for certain properties Creates a special on-premises license for properties which are located within a designated industrial or economic zoning district, occupy not less than twenty thousand square feet of floor area, and are located at least 500 feet from a residential building.

What This Bill Does

Creates a special on-premises license for certain properties Creates a special on-premises license for properties which are located within a designated industrial or economic zoning district, occupy not less than twenty thousand square feet of floor area, and are located at least 500 feet from a residential building.

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Bill History

2026-05-19 Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2026-05-19 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 8359B
2026-03-31 Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2026-03-31 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 8359A
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2025-06-05 Senate
REFERRED TO RULES

Official Summary Text

Creates a special on-premises license for certain properties
Creates a special on-premises license for properties which are located within a designated industrial or economic zoning district, occupy not less than twenty thousand square feet of floor area, and are located at least 500 feet from a residential building.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          8359

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      June 5, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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
          creating a special on-premises license for certain properties

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new section 97-e to read as follows:
     3    §  97-E.  SPECIAL  ON-PREMISES  LICENSE  FOR  CERTAIN  PROPERTIES.  1.
     4  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  ANY  PERSON  MAY
     5  APPLY  TO THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY FOR A LICENSE TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, BEER,
     6  AND CIDER AT RETAIL FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION AT A FACILITY WHICH:
     7    (A) IS LOCATED WITHIN  A  DESIGNATED  INDUSTRIAL  OR  ECONOMIC  ZONING
     8  DISTRICT;
     9    (B) OCCUPIES NOT LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA;
    10    (C)  IS UTILIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOSTING ENTERTAINMENT OR CULTURAL,
    11  SOCIAL, OR COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND
    12    (D) IS LOCATED AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED FEET FROM A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.
    13    2. ANY LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL
    14  PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER NOT INCONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
    15  SECTION AND MAY BE SUBJECTED TO SUCH RULES BY THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY AS IT
    16  DEEMS NECESSARY AND SUCH RULES AS ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE  PROVISIONS
    17  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13296-01-5