BILL NUMBER: S370A
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
allowing licensees to sell wine or liquor at retail for consumption off
the premises to other licensees, and allowing such licensees to purchase
and resell wine or liquor at retail for consumption off the premises
 
PURPOSE:
This bill would allow for reciprocal selling and purchasing between
liquor stores.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends the alcoholic beverage control law by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to section 105 that allows for reciprocal selling and
purchasing among liquor stores.
Section 2: Sets effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Wholesaler agreements can be highly restrictive and costly for liquor
stores, artificially inflating prices for consumers and sometimes
preventing liquor stores from meeting consumer demand. In the interest
of helping liquor stores meet the needs of their customers, enhancing
purchasing power, and enabling better pricing for customers, this bill
would allow these license holders to purchase from and sell to other
license holders, providing flexibility and bulk discount opportunities
for these businesses outside of wholesale agreements.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2022: S8964, Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2023: S3460, Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2024: S3460, Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2025: S370, Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2026: S370,Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
Assembly
2022: A10306,Referred to Economic Development
2023:N/A
2024:A9060,Referred to Economic Development
2025:A7639,Referred to Economic Development
2026:A7639,Referred to Economic Development
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred-eightieth 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.