New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10525: Provides an exemption for a portion of a certain parcel of land from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church
Status: Signed into law, July 24, 2026
Provides an exemption for a certain parcel of land in Manhattan from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.
What the bill says
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
From the introduced text, March 6, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e-18) to read as follows: (E-18) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE AUTHORITY MAY ISSUE A RETAIL LICENSE FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION FOR A PREMISES WHICH SHALL BE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF A BUILDING OCCUPIED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP, PROVIDED SUCH PREMISES CONSTITUTES A PREMISES FOR THE SALE OF FOOD OR BEVERAGES AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES LOCATED WHOLLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ANY LICENSED RETAILER LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT OF ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS …
Sponsors
- Alex Bores (D, 73) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.177
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.876
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9543
- : REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.429
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (May 19, 2026): 58 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 19, 2026): 58 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (May 4, 2026): 133 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable (April 28, 2026): 31 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Economic Development Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (April 21, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Common questions
- What is A10525?
- A10525 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Provides an exemption for a portion of a certain parcel of land from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church.
- What does A10525 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
- What is the status of A10525?
- Signed into law as of July 24, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.177 (July 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10525?
- Alex Bores (D, 73).
- Where is the official record for A10525?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10525
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.