Relates to allowing bed and breakfasts to sell cider, liquor, beer and wine

Latest action Mar 11, 2026

Relates to allowing bed and breakfasts to sell cider, liquor, beer and wine on the licensed premises.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A5935, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

Committee

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

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This legislation seeks to expand opportunities for the ability of certain bed and breakfasts to sell alcohol.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 11, 2026Result: passed
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small BusinessMar 4, 2026Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 20, 2025Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small BusinessMar 12, 2025Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

John T. McDonald III, Larinda Hooks and 2 more on Agora

Democratic4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Lea Webb says this is needed

This legislation seeks to expand opportunities for the ability of certain bed and breakfasts to sell alcohol. The bill allows for a licensed brewery, farm brewery, farm cidery, distillery, farm winery or winery to operate a B&B. Currently these establishments may operate other types of lodging destinations. It also removes the requirement that a patron must be an overnight guest in order for a B&B to sell them an alcoholic beverage. In many regions of the state, tourists will choose to stay at a bed and breakfast instead of a hotel/motel for many reasons. This bill would allow them to have the same choices for alco- holic beverages as they would have had they stayed at a different lodg- ing establishment. This will not only support the B&B economy, but also many New York State breweries, cideries, distilleries and wineries who would provide their products for sale.

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.

Full history

Mar 11, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Mar 9, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Mar 4, 2026
1ST Report CAL.447
1ST REPORT CAL.447
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Mar 20, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 20, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Mar 17, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 13, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 12, 2025
1ST Report CAL.546
1ST REPORT CAL.546
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate

About this record

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