What's happening
This bill removes the expiration date for provisions allowing seven-day alcohol license holders to sell gift bags and manufacturers to transport beverages to adjacent retail premises.
Why it matters
Removes a planned sunset. By eliminating the expiration date, this bill makes it permanent for seven-day alcohol license holders to sell gift bags and for manufacturers to deliver alcoholic beverages to adjacent retail premises, rather than these permissions ending after three years.
Supports business flexibility and customer convenience. Retailers can continue to offer gift packaging options, which can help boost sales, especially around holidays or special occasions, while manufacturers can sustain streamlined logistics with adjacent retailers.
Reduces uncertainty for businesses. Alcohol sellers and manufacturers no longer have to plan around a potential legal change that could disrupt their operations, allowing for more stable long-term business strategies and investments.
Signals support for modernized alcohol regulations. The move reflects a broader trend in New York toward updating and simplifying alcohol laws, making them more responsive to current business practices and consumer expectations.
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Make Alcohol Gift Bags Permanent
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 40
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by A7906
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.434
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to economic development
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1905
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
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- Referred to investigations and government operations
Companion bill
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Make Alcohol Gift Bags Permanent
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5962
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 9, 2017
Introduced by Sen. MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend chapter 297 of the laws of 2016, amending the alcoholic beverage control law and the executive law relating to a reorganization of the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to eliminating the expiration and repeal of certain provisions authorizing seven day license holders to sell gift bags and authorizing manufacturers to transport alcoholic beverages to an adjacent retail premises
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 18 of chapter 297 of the laws of 2016, amending the alcoholic beverage control law and the executive law relating to a reorganization of the alcoholic beverage control law, is amended to read as follows:
§ 18. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that section twelve of this act shall take effect immediately; provided, further, that the amendments to section 17 of the alcoholic beverage control law made by section three of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 4 of chapter 118 of the laws of 2012, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section four of this act shall take effect[; and further provided that sections six and thirteen of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed three years after such effective date].
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11386-01-7
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 297 of the laws of 2016, amending the alcoholic beverage control law and the executive law relat- ing to a reorganization of the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to eliminating the expiration and repeal of certain provisions authorizing seven day license holders to sell gift bags and authorizing manufacturers to transport alcoholic beverages to an adjacent retail premises
Purpose
This bill would make permanent certain provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law authorizing the sale of gift bags and wrapping, and manufacturers to transport alcoholic beverages to their retail estab- lishments.
Summary of provisions
Section one would amend section 18 of chapter 297 of the laws of 2016 to remove the sunset date on the provisions contained in sections six and thirteen of such act.
Section two establishes the effective date.
Justification
Chapter 297, laws of 2016 included a provision to allow liquor stores to sell gift bags for profit and to authorize grocers to transport deliv- eries of sealed alcoholic beverages across their supermarket to the restaurant facilities.
The intent of these provisions was to allow liquor stores to make a profit on items they were currently giving to customers and to allow supermarkets more flexibility in where they locate their restaurants in that an outside entrance would no longer be required. Both of these provisions are set to sunset on November 6, 2019.
The sunset provisions are causing problems for both package stores and food stores. The liquor stores, most of whom are small businesses, are not willing to invest in inventory they may not be authorized to sell as of November 6, 2019. Furthermore, food stores cannot afford to pay construction costs to locate a restaurant or tavern within their store of the sunset provisions will prevent delivers in two years. This uncer- tainty is preventing both classes of licensees from taking full advan- tage of the new law.
This piece of legislation merely removes the sunset provisions and implements the changes that were unanimously recommended by the ABC Working Group formed by Governor Cuomo in 2016 to modernize the ABC law.
Legislative history
2017: Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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