New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11379: Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church for a certain premises located in the county of New York.
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.
From the introduced text, May 15, 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 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 LOCATED 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 COUNTY OF NEW YORK, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK, DESIGNATED ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, FOR THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AS SAID TAX MAP WAS ON JUNE 5, 1973 AS SECTION 7 BLOCK 1912 LOT 30 BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON …
Sponsors
- Jordan Wright (D, 70) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S8690
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.455
- : RULES REPORT CAL.455
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 30 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Common questions
- What is A11379?
- A11379 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church.
- What does A11379 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.
- What is the status of A11379?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S8690 (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11379?
- Jordan Wright (D, 70).
- Where is the official record for A11379?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11379
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