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A 8578: Increases the capacity needed to be considered a bottle club from twenty persons to one hundred persons.
What A 8578 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to increase the capacity needed to be considered a bottle club in New York. Currently, a place with a capacity of 21 or more people can only allow individuals to consume alcohol if they have an appropriate license. However, the proposed law does not restrict the leasing or use of such places by certain organizations or clubs. The law takes effect immediately, allowing for the increase in capacity for establishments that meet specific requirements.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8578
- What is the current status of A 8578?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8578 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 8578 pass?
- Not yet. A 8578 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8578, and where is it now?
- A 8578 was authored by Asm. Al Stirpe. 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 |
| May. 21, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 21, 2025 · 317 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8578 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to increasing the capacity needed to be considered a bottle club The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 64-b of the alcoholic beverage 2 control law, as amended by chapter 1043 of the laws of 1971, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership or corporation 5 operating a place for profit or pecuniary gain, with a capacity for the 6 assemblage of [twenty] one hundred or more persons to permit a person or 7 persons to come to the place of assembly for the purpose of consuming 8 alcoholic beverages on said premises, which alcoholic beverages are 9 either provided by the operator of the place of assembly, [his] their 10 agents, servants or employees, or are brought onto said premises by the 11 person or persons assembling at such place, unless an appropriate 12 license has first been obtained from the state liquor authority by the 13 operator of said place of assembly. Nothing in this section shall be 14 construed as affecting the definition of place of assembly in this chap- 15 ter or any other law. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit or 16 restrict the leasing or use of such place of assemblage as defined here- 17 in by any organization or club enumerated in subdivision seven hereof. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10773-01-5
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