New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S4575: Makes major revisions to provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law relating to the issuance of licenses and hours of operation
Status: In committee, September 18, 2026
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the powers of the chairman and members of the state liquor authority (Part A); authorizes special permits to remain open during certain hours of the morning (Part B); relates to permissible sales by license holders (Part C); allows multiple off-premises licenses (Part D); relates to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages and retail licensees (Part E); relates to the approval of seven day licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises (Part F); relates to changes of ownership of a licensed business (Part G); relates to the issuance of temporary retail permits; makes permanent certain provisions relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits (Part H); relates to licenses issued for on-premises consumption within a certain distance of a building occupied as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship with consent of such building's owner or administrator (Part I); and permits licenses for premises located within five hundred feet of other premises outside of certain counties (Part J).
What the bill says
An act to amend chapter 118 of the laws of 2012 amending the alcoholic beverage control law relating to the powers of the chairman and members of the authority, in relation to the effectiveness of certain provisions thereof (Part A); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to authorizing special permits to remain open during certain hours of the morning (Part B); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to permissible sales by license holders (Part C); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to allowing multiple off-premises licenses (Part D)…
From the amended text, September 18, 2026:
AN ACT to amend chapter 118 of the laws of 2012 amending the alcoholic beverage control law relating to the powers of the chairman and members of the authority, in relation to the effectiveness of certain provisions thereof (Part A); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to authorizing special permits to remain open during certain hours of the morning (Part B); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to permissible sales by license holders (Part C); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to allowing multiple off-premises licenses (Part D); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages and retail licensees (Part E); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the approval of seven day licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises (Part F); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to changes of ownership of a licensed business (Part G); to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the issuance of temporary retail permits; and to amend chapter 396 of the laws of 2010 amending the alcoholic beverage control law relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part H); to amend the alcoholic …