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S 3451: Permits the transport or delivery of wine pursuant to a farm winery license in a vehicle owned by an employee of the licensee.
What S 3451 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to allow farm wineries to deliver or transport New York State labelled wine in vehicles owned, leased, or hired by the licensee or their employees. Farm wineries can deliver wine to holders of winery or farm winery licenses, licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, and individuals who can receive or purchase wine from a farm winery. The licensee and their employees are not required to obtain a trucking permit or pay fees pursuant to section 94 of the chapter. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3451
- What is the current status of S 3451?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3451 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 COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS".
- Did S 3451 pass?
- Not yet. S 3451 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3451, and where is it now?
- S 3451 was authored by Sen. Pamela Helming. Its committee of record is Senate Commerce, Economic Development & Small Business.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 339 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3451 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to delivery or transport of wine pursuant to a farm winery license The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 7 of section 76-a of the alco- 2 holic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 571 of the laws of 3 2008 and as renumbered by chapter 231 of the laws of 2024, is amended to 4 read as follows: 5 (d) Deliver or transport any New York state labelled wine manufactured 6 or produced by the licensee or any other winery or farm winery licensed 7 pursuant to this article in any vehicle that is owned, leased or hired 8 by the licensee, and/or owned by any employee of the licensee provided 9 that such employee consents to such use of their vehicle. The New York 10 state labelled wine can be delivered, transported or sold by the licen- 11 see to any holder of: (i) a winery or farm winery license, (ii) a 12 license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, 13 (iii) a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the 14 premises, (iv) or any person that can receive or purchase wine from a 15 farm winery. [The] Neither the licensee [is not] nor any of its employ- 16 ees shall be required to obtain from the liquor authority a trucking 17 permit or pay any fees pursuant to section ninety-four of this chapter. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07207-01-5
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