BILL NUMBER: S409
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
permitting certain retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from
certain other retail licensees
 
PURPOSE:
This bill would allow on-premises retail licensees like bars and restau-
rants to buy and resell small quantities of alcohol from wine and liquor
stores.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law by
adding a new subdivision 2-b, which authorizes on-premises retail licen-
sees to buy up to 12 bottles of wine and liquor per week from off-prem-
ises retail licensees for resale and consumption.
Section 2: Amends section 105 of the alcoholic beverage control law by
adding a new subdivision 2, which (a) authorizes off-premises retail
licensees to sell up to 12 bottles of wine and liquor per week to
on-premises retail licensees for resale and consumption and (b) requires
on-premises retail licensees to retain receipts for such purchases and
make them available to the state liquor authority.
Section 3: Effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
When on-premises retail licensees like bars and restaurants run out of
wine and liquor, they have no flexibility to immediately replenish those
bottles outside of arranging a purchase/delivery of such products from
their wholesaler. Unfortunately, two likely outcomes exist: (1) eating
and drinking establishments lose out on revenue, and (2) paying patrons,
including those at private and catered parties, miss out on their
preferred beverages. This bill would grant a little leeway to on-premis-
es retail licensees to quickly and easily buy small quantities of alco-
hol from a nearby liquor store without upending the traditional wholes-
aler-retailer relationship.
 
FISCAL IMPACT:
Potentially greater tax revenue.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate:
2022: S8965,Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2023: S2853,Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2024: S2853A, Amended and Recommitted to Investigations and Government
Operations, Passed Senate
Assembly:
2022: A10309, Referred to Economic Development
2023: N/A
2024: A9112, Referred to Economic Development
 
FISCAL IMPACT:
Potentially greater tax revenue.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.

Statutes affected:
S409: 106 alcoholic beverage control law, 105 alcoholic beverage control law