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S 5027: Credits any on-premises licensees or any manufacturing licensee with on-premises retail privileges for each day they were unable to operate due to COVID-19; provides that such credits shall be used for such licensee's license renewal; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
What S 5027 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state of New York is introducing a new law to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The law allows on-premises licensees and manufacturing licensees with on-premises retail privileges to receive a credit to their next license renewal if they were closed or ceased business due to the pandemic. The credit is calculated on a pro-rata basis for each inactive day, up to a maximum of 365 days. To receive the credit, businesses must document the number of inactive days to the state liquor authority. This law will take effect immediately and will expire on January 1, 2028.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
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 5027
- What is the current status of S 5027?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5027 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 5027 pass?
- Not yet. S 5027 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5027, and where is it now?
- S 5027 was authored by Sen. Joseph Griffo with 1 coauthor. 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 |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 334 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5027 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom- ic Development and Small Business AN ACT to credit days to retail on-premises licensees that were unable to operate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 2 the state liquor authority is authorized to grant a license credit to 3 any on-premises licensee and any manufacturing licensee with on-premises 4 retail privileges that are licensed pursuant to the alcoholic beverage 5 control law to receive a credit to the next renewal of their license on 6 a pro-rata basis for each inactive day, up to a maximum of three hundred 7 sixty-five days. An inactive day shall mean each day between March 7, 8 2020 and March 7, 2021 that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic or the govern- 9 ment response to the pandemic, the licensee was closed, or ceased all 10 on-premises retail business functions that require a license under the 11 alcoholic beverage control law. The on-premises licensee and any manu- 12 facturing licensee with on-premises retail privileges shall document to 13 the state liquor authority, on a form provided by the authority, the 14 number of inactive days, up to a maximum of three hundred sixty-five 15 days, that they are claiming for a credit to be added to their next 16 retail on-premise license renewal. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 18 deemed repealed January 1, 2028. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01592-01-5
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