New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S1279: Establishes supermarket wine licenses
Status: In committee, January 7, 2026
Establishes supermarket wine licenses to sell from the licensed premises wine in sealed containers for consumption off such premises.
What the bill says
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to establishing supermarket wine licenses.
From the amended text, May 28, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to establishing supermarket wine licenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new subdivision 13-a to read as follows: 13-A. "SUPERMARKET" SHALL MEAN ANY RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT (A) WHOSE PRIMARY BUSINESS IS THE SALE OF FOODSTUFFS FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, AND (B) WHICH IS AT LEAST FOUR THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, IN TOTAL FLOOR AREA. THERE SHALL BE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF FOODSTUFFS WHERE SUCH SALES OF FOODSTUFFS CONSTITUTES GREATER THAN SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL REVENUE OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENT IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION. § 2. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 75 of the alcoholic beverage control law, subdivision 3 as amended by section 4 of part K of chapter 60 of the laws of 2004 and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 355 of the laws of 2013, are amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows: 3. Seven day license to sell wine at retail for consumption off the premises subject to paragraph (a) of subdivision fourteen of section one hundred five of this chapter[.]; …
Sponsors
- Liz Krueger (D, 28) · primary sponsor
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14)
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56)
- Simcha Felder (D, 22)
- Andrew Gounardes (D, 26)
- Julia Salazar (D, 18)
- Luis Sepúlveda (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
- : PRINT NUMBER 1279A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
- : REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Subjects: NATURAL RESOURCES; Timber and Timber Harvesting
Common questions
- What is S1279?
- S1279 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes supermarket wine licenses.
- What does S1279 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to establishing supermarket wine licenses.
- What is the status of S1279?
- In committee as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (January 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1279?
- Liz Krueger (D, 28), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1279?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1279
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