Permits on-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from off-premises retail licensees and off-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from on-premises retail licensees.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7464B Revised 06/12/25
SPONSOR: Stirpe TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
permitting certain retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from
certain other retail licensees
PURPOSE:
This bill would allow on-premises retail licensees like bars and restau-
rants to buy and resell small quantities of alcohol from wine and liquor
stores.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law by
adding a new subdivision 2-b, which authorizes on-premises retail licen-
sees to buy up to 6 bottles of wine or liquor in the aggregate per week
from off-premises retail licensees for resale and consumption.
Section 2: Amends section 105 of the alcoholic beverage control law by
adding a new subdivision 2, which (a) authorizes off-premises retail
licensees to sell up to 6 bottles of wine or liquor in the aggregate per
week to on-premises retail licensees for resale and consumption and (b)
requires both on-premises and off-premises retail licensees to retain
receipts for such purchases and make them available to the state liquor
authority.
Section 3: Effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
When on-premises retail licensees like bars and restaurants run out of
wine and liquor, they have no flexibility to immediately replenish those
bottles outside of arranging a purchase/delivery of such products from
their wholesaler. Unfortunately, two likely outcomes exist: (1) eating
and drinking establishments lose out on revenue, and (2) paying patrons,
including those at private and catered parties, miss out on their
preferred beverages. This bill would grant a little leeway to on-premis-
es retail licensees to quickly and easily buy small quantities of alco-
hol from a nearby liquor store without upending the traditional wholes-
aler-retailer relationship.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Potentially greater tax revenue.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate:
2022: S8965,Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2023: S2853,Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2024: S2853A, Amended and Recommitted to Investigations and Government
Operations, Passed Senate
Assembly:
2022: A10309, Referred to Economic Development
2023: N/A
2024: A9112, Referred to Economic Development
FISCAL IMPACT:
Potentially greater tax revenue.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.
