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Senate bill · S9317 (2025-26)

Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions relating to alcoholic beverages

Latest action Jun 5, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A10500, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

James Skoufis

State Senator, District 42 · Democratic

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Summary

Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises and from selling at retail for consumption on the premises.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 23, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to create a narrow exemption in the Alcohol- ic Beverage Control Law for Jazz at Lincoln Center in Manhattan.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate

The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

New York's tied house laws were enacted to prevent vertical integration that could distort competition within the three tier alcohol system. While those protections remain important, strict application can some- times limit legitimate ownership structures even when there is no real- istic threat of market dominance or undue influence. This legislation creates a narrowly tailored, location-specific exemption for jazz at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. By confining the exemption to the defined property, the bill preserves the broader regu- latory framework. while allowing operational flexibility at a prominent cultural institution that contributes significantly to New York City's economic and artistic vitality.

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: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations

    Senate Investigations And Government OperationsMay 12, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 5, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. May 29, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  3. May 29, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.274

    RULES REPORT CAL.274

    NY Assembly

  4. May 27, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 9317A

    NY Senate

  5. May 26, 2026

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Ways and Means

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

Show full history (6 earlier events)
  1. May 19, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  2. May 14, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  3. May 13, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  4. May 12, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1074

    1ST REPORT CAL.1074

    NY Senate

  5. Mar 6, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    NY Assembly

  6. Feb 27, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    NY Senate