Senate bill · S10172 (2025-26)

Relates to license fees required to be paid by wholesale beer licensees to sell cider

New York State Senate

Same as A11437, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Oct 23, 2026

Passed as A11437, the matching Assembly bill.

Sponsor: James Skoufis (State Senator, District 42, Democratic)

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Summary

Requires wholesale beer licensees to only need to pay a one time additional license fee to sell cider.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To ensure that the additional allowance to sell cider by beer wholesaler licensees mirrors the length of licensure for beer wholesale.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Committee

Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business · New York State Senate

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The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

The alcoholic beverage control law currently allows licensed beer whole- salers, for an additional annual fee, to be permitted to sell cider for a period of one year. As the state prepares to extend the general licen- sure period for beer wholesalers from one year to three, mirroring the duration already enjoyed by liquor and wine wholesalers, beer whole- salers should not be stuck reapplying annually for this distinct cider allowance. This legislation would tie the licensing period for this cider provision to that of beer wholesalers generally. It further triples the fee required to be paid by beer wholesalers for this cider privilege, align- ing the cost with a three-year term rather than a one-year term. Bringing parity to terms of licensure will simplify and streamline administrative burdens placed not only on these wholesalers, but on the State Liquor Authority.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A11437, the matching Assembly bill.
(47) (13) (0) (3)

Full history

Oct 23, 2026
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.332
NY Assembly
Oct 16, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2026
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1764
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1764
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Jun 4, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY A11437
NY Senate
Jun 3, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 3, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 3, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 3, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 3, 2026
Rules Report CAL.433
RULES REPORT CAL.433
NY Assembly
Jun 1, 2026
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 15, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
May 4, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate

Read the record

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