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A 6238: Permits the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain public places; prohibits a municipality from preventing a person twenty-one years of age or older from possessing an alcoholic beverage in an open container in a public place and from consuming an alcoholic beverage in certain public places.
What A 6238 does, verified March 6, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to allow individuals to possess and consume alcoholic beverages in certain public places. A public place is defined as a location accessible to the public or a substantial group of people, excluding streets closed to vehicular traffic for outdoor dining or recreational activities. No municipality can prohibit individuals 21 years or older from having an open container of alcohol in a public place or consuming it, except in cases where it's prohibited by the vehicle and traffic law. The city of New York's Administrative Code is amended to restrict drinking, consuming, or possessing open containers of alcohol in public places, except at designated events or in areas closed to vehicular traffic. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6238
- What is the current status of A 6238?
- As of March 6, 2026, A 6238 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to economic development".
- Did A 6238 pass?
- Not yet. A 6238 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6238, and where is it now?
- A 6238 was authored by Asm. Robert Carroll with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce & Industry.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Feb. 27, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 27, 2025 · 360 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6238 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law and the administra- tive code of the city of New York, in relation to permitting the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain public places The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a 2 new section 132 to read as follows: 3 § 132. Consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public place. 1. For 4 the purposes of this section, "public place" shall mean a place to which 5 the public or a substantial group of persons has access which shall only 6 include any park, beach, boardwalk, or any street closed to vehicular 7 traffic for the purposes of outdoor dining or recreational activity. 8 2. No municipality shall prohibit a person twenty-one years of age or 9 older from possessing an alcoholic beverage in an open container in a 10 public place and from consuming an alcoholic beverage in a public place, 11 except as prohibited in section one thousand two hundred twenty-seven of 12 the vehicle and traffic law. 13 § 2. Subdivision b of section 10-125 of the administrative code of the 14 city of New York is amended to read as follows: 15 b. No person shall drink or consume an alcoholic beverage, or possess, 16 with intent to drink or consume, an open container containing an alco- 17 holic beverage in any public place except at a block party, feast or 18 similar function for which a permit has been obtained or at any park, 19 beach, boardwalk, or any street closed to vehicular traffic for the 20 purposes of outdoor dining or recreational activity. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08583-01-5
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