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A 6780: Requires a retail licensee for on-premises consumption to maintain and make available to customers, at no charge, a device which measures blood alcohol content.
What A 6780 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires retail licensees for on-premises consumption to maintain devices that measure blood alcohol content for patrons' optional use. These devices must be approved by the relevant authority, easily accessible, and available at no charge. The bill also requires a renewal of licenses to be accompanied by proof that the premises are equipped with such devices. The law will take effect 60 days after the bill becomes a law.
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 6780
- What is the current status of A 6780?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6780 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 6780 pass?
- Not yet. A 6780 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6780, and where is it now?
- A 6780 was authored by Asm. Vivian E. Cook with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce & Industry.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 316 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6780 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, TAYLOR, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to requiring retail licensees for on-premises consumption to maintain devices which measure blood alcohol content for optional use by patrons The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows: 3 18. Each retail licensee for on-premises consumption shall keep and 4 maintain upon the licensed premises a device approved by the authority 5 which measures blood alcohol content. Such device shall be located in 6 any area easily accessible to patrons and shall be made available for 7 use by patrons at no charge. 8 § 2. Section 109 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 9 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 10 3. Any renewal of a license to sell at retail for on-premises consump- 11 tion shall be accompanied by proof that such premises is equipped with a 12 device to measure blood alcohol content pursuant to section one hundred 13 six of this article. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 16 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 17 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 18 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08963-01-5
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