New York alcohol laws

What New York has enacted on alcohol, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. New York is one of 47 states that enacted an alcohol law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

6 new New York laws take effect in 2027

Bills in scope
118bills in scope
Past committee
39past committee
Most recent action
23 October 2026most recent action

Alcohol laws enacted in New York

28 alcohol laws enacted in the New York Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • A 11437Relates to license fees required to be paid by wholesale beer licensees to sell ciderEnacted 23 October 2026

    What it requires: A wholesale beer licensee must pay an additional annual license fee of three hundred seventy-five dollars to sell cider at wholesale from duly licensed premises to duly licensed beer, wine and liquor retailers and other license holders, in bottles, barrels or casks, and to sell and deliver cider to persons outside the state.

    Licensing and retail permits, Excise taxes and fees

  • A 8796Provides an exemption for certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions for on-premises alcohol consumption for certain manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beveragesEnacted 23 October 2026

    What it does: Exempts two specific parcels of land in Manhattan (the fourth floor of a building on East 57th Street and a parcel between Fifth Avenue and East 57th-58th Streets) from licensing restrictions for on-premises alcohol consumption for certain manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages, subject to conditions including prior acquisition and limits on direct purchases and sourcing.

    Three-tier, distribution and franchise, Licensing and retail permits

  • S 9153Relates to licensing restrictions for on-premises alcohol consumption for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages at specific locationsEnacted 23 October 2026

    What it does: Amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to add three specifically described parcels of land in Ontario County, New York to the list of locations where manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages may be licensed for on-premises alcohol consumption.

    Three-tier, distribution and franchise, Licensing and retail permits

  • S 9273Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises; repealerEnacted 23 October 2026

    What it requires: Businesses or entities located on specified parcels in Manhattan bounded by West 48th Street, Fifth Avenue, West 49th Street, and Rockefeller Plaza are exempted from prohibitions on manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers sharing interests in licensed premises, provided the interest was acquired before the effective date and the retail licensee does not purchase alcoholic beverages for resale directly from the manufacturer.

    Three-tier, distribution and franchise, Licensing and retail permits

  • S 9516Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land from the licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premisesEnacted 23 October 2026

    What it does: Exempts a specific parcel on the fifth floor of a building in Manhattan bounded by Greene Street and Mercer Street from restrictions prohibiting manufacturers or wholesalers from sharing interest in a licensed retail premises, provided such interest was acquired before the law's effective date.

    Three-tier, distribution and franchise

  • A 10525Provides an exemption for a portion of a certain parcel of land from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a churchEnacted 24 July 2026

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises located on the first floor and basement of the parcel at 1003 Second Avenue, Manhattan, notwithstanding the restriction against issuing such licenses within two hundred feet of a church, synagogue, school, or other place of worship.

  • A 11348Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesEnacted 24 July 2026

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of food or beverages at two specific parcels in Manhattan (2143 2nd Avenue and 2145 2nd Avenue, Block 1660 Lots 22 and 23) notwithstanding that these premises are within two hundred feet of a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • A 11457Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a place of worshipEnacted 24 July 2026

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises located within two hundred feet of a building occupied as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship, provided the premises is a food or beverage retail establishment located wholly within the boundaries of a specifically described county of Manhattan parcel.

  • A 11540Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a schoolEnacted 24 July 2026

    What it requires: The authority may issue restaurant licenses for premises located wholly within a specified area in Manhattan bounded by 16th Street and Irving Place, notwithstanding the prohibition on alcohol sales within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

  • S 10001Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesEnacted 24 July 2026

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of food or beverages at a specific premises located at 22 N Main Street in the Village of Florida, Orange County, New York, notwithstanding the restriction that such premises would otherwise be within two hundred feet of a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • S 10528Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesEnacted 24 July 2026

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of food or beverages at a specific premises in the Village of Catskill, County of Greene, even though the premises is located within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • S 8690Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a churchEnacted 24 July 2026

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for sale of food or beverages at a premises located within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship, provided the premises is located wholly within the boundaries of a specifically described parcel in Manhattan, New York County.

  • S 9990Authorizes licensees to remain open for extended hours of operation statewide for a specific period of timeEnacted 9 June 2026

    What it requires: On-premises consumption licensees may sell alcoholic beverages during hours otherwise prohibited by county rule from June 11, 2026 through July 20, 2026, in accordance with state hours restrictions in paragraphs (a) and (b), unless the authority imposed more restrictive hours as a license condition.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • S 9005Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal yearTakes effect 1 January 2028

    What it requires: Dealers in firearms and gunsmiths must not sell, transfer, or transport convertible pistols on or after May 31, 2027 (class D felony). Persons must not sell digital firearm manufacturing code to those lacking both a valid gunsmith license and federal firearms license (class A misdemeanor). Sellers of three-dimensional printers must equip them with blocking technology unless the buyer holds both licenses.

  • A 6277Establishes a brand owner's licenseEnacted 19 December 2025

    What it requires: Any person with a federal basic permit may apply to the liquor authority for a brand owner's license, which authorizes contracting with licensed manufacturers for product manufacturing, appointing licensed wholesalers as exclusive brand agents, and selling alcoholic beverages to appointed wholesalers.

    Three-tier, distribution and franchise, Licensing and retail permits

  • S 409Permits certain retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from certain other retail licenseesTook effect 5 March 2026

    What it requires: A retail licensee for off-premises consumption may sell up to six bottles of wine or liquor in the aggregate per week to a retail licensee for on-premises consumption. A retail licensee for on-premises consumption may purchase up to six bottles of wine or liquor in the aggregate per week from an off-premises retail licensee and resell it for on-premises consumption. Both licensees must retain purchase receipts and make them available for inspection.

    Three-tier, distribution and franchise

  • A 3922Relates to the New York state craft beverage industryTook effect 10 February 2026

    What it does: Expands New York state awards for retailers promoting in-state beverages to include beer, cider, liquor, and mead retailers in addition to wine retailers, allowing up to three awards annually in each category, and directs promotion of New York-labeled craft beverages.

  • A 6952Relates to an exemption for certain property located in the county of Columbia from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a churchEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for food or beverage sales within two hundred feet of a church, synagogue, or other place of worship, provided the premises is located wholly within the specified boundaries in the City of Hudson, County of Columbia, New York.

  • A 7040Authorizes private membership establishments to have certain licenses for sale of alcoholTook effect 18 February 2026

    What it requires: Any person, corporation, partnership, company, or other for-profit entity operating a for-profit club must obtain a license from the state liquor authority. The license costs twenty thousand dollars annually. For-profit clubs must have one hundred or more members and may sell liquor exclusively to members in good standing and their guests for on-premises consumption.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • A 7412Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a churchEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for sale of food or beverages at a premises located within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship, provided the premises is located wholly within the boundaries of a specifically described lot in the city of Rochester, county of Monroe.

  • A 7578Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of food or beverages at a specific premises in Middletown, Orange County, New York, notwithstanding the general prohibition on locating such premises within two hundred feet of a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • A 7579Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of food or beverages at a specific premises in the City of Middletown, Orange County, New York, notwithstanding the restriction that such premises normally cannot be located within two hundred feet of a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • A 7580Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of food or beverages at a premises located wholly within the boundaries of Orange County in the city of Middletown, even if the premises is within two hundred feet of a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship, notwithstanding existing restrictions.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • A 8418Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of food or beverages at a specific premises located at 2192-92A Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, notwithstanding the restriction that such premises ordinarily cannot be located within two hundred feet of a church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • A 8639Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of food or beverages at a specific premises in Brooklyn bounded by Nostrand Avenue and Rutland Road, notwithstanding the general prohibition on locating such premises within two hundred feet of a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

    Licensing and retail permits

  • A 8795Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a churchEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it does: Exempts a specifically described parcel of land in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York from the prohibition on alcohol sales within a certain distance of a church under Alcoholic Beverage Control Law section 105.

  • S 7683Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a churchEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises located within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship, provided the premises is a food or beverage retail establishment located wholly within the specified boundaries in Ontario County, New York.

  • S 8379Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a place of worshipEnacted 22 August 2025

    What it requires: The authority may issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for sale of food or beverages at a premises located within two hundred feet of a church, synagogue, or other place of worship, provided the premises is located wholly within the specified boundaries in Queens as described.

Alcohol in New York, by topic

Alcohol bills in New York

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

28Enacted

11Past committee

79Introduced or inactive

118 bills in scope

Past committee

11

A 11566Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesPassed chamber

What it would do: Allows the authority to issue a retail on-premises liquor license for a specific parcel of land in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, notwithstanding the usual restriction against locating such premises within two hundred feet of a school, church, synagogue, or place of worship.

A 1934Provides an exemption from certain requirements for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premisesPassed chamber

What it would do: Allows the alcoholic beverage authority to issue a retail on-premises liquor license for 79 West Main Street in Walden, Orange County, New York, notwithstanding the normal requirement that such premises be located more than two hundred feet from a church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

S 9979Authorizes retail licensees to purchase alcohol with a business paymentPassed chamber

What it would do: Authorizes retail licensees to purchase alcohol from manufacturers and wholesalers using business payment cards, requiring sellers to disclose both cash and card payment amounts, with retailers bearing transaction costs.

S 365Allows brewery supply stores to sell New York state labelled beer for off-premises consumptionPassed chamber

What it would do: Defines brewery supply stores as places selling homebrewing ingredients and equipment, and allows them to sell New York state labelled beer for off-premises consumption under a license.

A 11121Permits certain members of the state liquor authority or officers, deputies, assistants, inspectors or employees thereof to be a member of a community board of educationPassed chamber

What it would do: Permits members and employees of the state liquor authority to serve as members of a community board of education, in addition to their existing permission to serve as notaries public, without violating conflict of interest restrictions.

S 3836Authorizes the sale of non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages by licenseesPassed chamber

What it would do: Authorizes alcoholic beverage licensees, wine wholesalers, and liquor wholesalers to sell non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages containing 0.5% alcohol or less and marketed as substitutes for alcoholic beverages.

S 3274Authorizes special permits to remain open during certain hours of the morningPassed chamber

What it would do: Authorizes persons licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to apply for a special permit allowing sales between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. on January first, with a fee of fifty-one dollars per day.

S 2051Relates to allowing bed and breakfasts to sell cider, liquor, beer and winePassed chamber

What it would do: Allows licensed breweries, farm breweries, farm cideries, distilleries, wineries, and farm wineries to operate bed and breakfasts on or adjacent to their premises and sell their manufactured alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, and permits them to apply for licenses to sell other alcoholic beverages at such establishments.

S 315Establishes a temporary New York craft beverage permitPassed chamber

What it would do: Authorizes the liquor authority to issue temporary 24-hour permits to licensed New York farm distilleries, breweries, wineries, cideries, or meaderies to sell their products at outdoor or indoor events in municipalities with populations under one million, for a fifty dollar fee.

A 3754Requires events held by the state or on state property which include alcohol to include alcohol produced within the statePassed chamber
S 8104Relates to providing notice to elected officials upon receipt of an application for a liquor licensePassed chamber

What it would do: Requires the alcoholic beverage control authority to provide written notice to state assembly and senate members representing the district where a liquor license premises is located within thirty days of receiving a completed application that requires municipal notice.

Introduced or inactive

14 of 79 shown

A 10416Makes major revisions to provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law relating to the issuance of licenses and hours of operationIn committee

What it would do: Amends New York's alcoholic beverage control law to expand licensing and operational flexibility, including allowing special permits for early morning sales, permitting multiple off-premises licenses per person, relaxing distance restrictions in certain counties with owner consent, and extending temporary retail permit periods from thirty to ninety days.

S 4575Makes major revisions to provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law relating to the issuance of licenses and hours of operationIn committee

What it would do: Revises New York's alcoholic beverage control law to allow special permits for morning hours until 8 a.m., permit multiple off-premises licenses, expand permissible ancillary sales, allow licenses near schools with owner consent, and modify distance restrictions in counties with populations between 1.6 and 1.7 million.

A 7639Allows licensees to sell wine or liquor at retail to certain other licensees for resale for consumption off the premisesIn committee

What it would do: Allows up to ten retail wine or liquor licensees to form cooperative agreements for joint purchases of alcoholic beverages, subject to specified standards regarding employees, credit terms, invoicing, inventory management, and warehouse operations.

S 368Permits the sale of tonic water, bitters, and maraschino cherries at liquor storesIn committee

What it would do: Permits liquor wholesalers to sell tonic water, bitters, and maraschino cherries, and permits liquor retailers to sell tonic water, bitters, and maraschino cherries without constituting engagement in another business.

S 370Allows licensees to sell wine or liquor at retail to certain other licensees for resale for consumption off the premisesIn committee

What it would do: Amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to allow certain licensees to purchase and resell wine or liquor at retail to other licensees for off-premises consumption, with requirements to maintain transaction receipts or invoices showing seller, purchaser, date, product description, and price.

S 6905Provides the village of Ossining, Westchester county, with the ability to set restrictions on the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages at retail for on-premises consumptionIn committee

What it would do: Allows the village of Ossining, Westchester county, to impose local restrictions on hours of sale for alcoholic beverages at retail on-premises consumption that are more restrictive than state law permits.

A 10500Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions relating to alcoholic beveragesIn committee

What it would do: Exempts the Performing Arts Unit in the AOL Time Warner Center Condominium in Manhattan from licensing restrictions under the alcoholic beverage control law by adding it to exemption lists in sections 101 and 106 of that law.

A 4132Relates to authorizing certain sales of private label wineIn committee

What it would do: Defines private label alcoholic beverages as those exclusively owned or licensed to a retailer and sold only by that retailer. Allows restaurants licensed to sell wine to sell sealed bottles of private label wine for off-premises consumption with purchase of substantial food.

A 10931Creates a special on-premises license for certain propertiesIn committee

What it would do: Authorizes the liquor authority to issue twenty-four hour on-premises licenses for liquor, wine, beer, and cider to facilities in industrial or economic zoning districts with at least twenty thousand square feet of floor area located at least five hundred feet from residential buildings.

A 9318Increases taxes imposed on alcoholic beveragesIn committee

What it would do: Increases excise taxes on alcoholic beverages imposed on distributors and noncommercial importers, including beer from 14.8 to 16.8 cents per gallon, wines from 30 to 36 cents per gallon, and liquors from 67.4 to 80.4 cents per liter and from $1.70 to $2.04 per liter.

S 10481Relates to preventative safety tools at certain establishments which hold a liquor licenseIn committee

What it would do: Requires liquor license applicants and holders to offer customers preventative safety tools like straws and drink covers, either sold, provided free, or distributed through third-party programs, and to post a specified safety notice in a prominent location.

A 11335Relates to restricting advertisements for alcoholic beveragesIn committee

What it would do: Requires alcoholic beverage licensees to implement responsible drinking programs with employee training on alcohol abuse and underage drinking prevention, and establishes advertising restrictions including mandatory alcoholism hotline information and specific font size requirements for warning messages.

S 10272Relates to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages and retail licenseesIn committee

What it would do: Amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to allow manufacturers and wholesalers to have interests in retail premises where alcoholic beverages are sold, and allows on-premises retail licensees to have interests in manufacturing or wholesale premises.

A 5849Exempts certain veterans service organizations from taxes on the sales of beer, wine and sodaIn committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 90. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the New York Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as alcohol legislation

In scope: Direct-to-consumer shipping and delivery; three-tier, distribution and franchise; licensing and retail permits; excise taxes and fees; hemp and THC beverages; and underage sales and liability.

Questions

Does New York have an alcohol law?

Yes. New York enacted 28 alcohol laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them A 11437, A 8796 and S 9153. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

When do New York's alcohol laws take effect?

S 9005 on 1 January 2028, S 409 on 5 March 2026, A 3922 on 10 February 2026 and A 7040 on 18 February 2026. The others have no single date in their text.

Which alcohol bills are moving in New York?

11 bills not yet law have passed a committee or a chamber, the furthest along A 11566 (passed chamber), A 1934 (passed chamber) and S 9979 (passed chamber).

What does New York legislate on most in alcohol?

Licensing and retail permits (82 bills), Three-tier, distribution and franchise (25 bills) and Excise taxes and fees (14 bills).

Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?

No. Which bills count as Alcohol bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

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