S 7423: Requires the commissioner of economic development, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture and markets and the state liquor authority to establish procedures for proposing to the governor nominations for annual awards to be known as "New York state liquor retailers awards", "New York state beer retailers awards", "New York state cider retailer awards", and "New York state mead retailers awards"; requires the commissioner of economic development to promote state policies that will encourage the production and sale of New York labelled beers, ciders, liquors, and mead.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7423 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 economic development law, in relation to promoting the New York state craft beverage industry The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 18-a and 18-b of section 100 of the economic 2 development law, subdivision 18-a as added by chapter 499 of the laws of 3 1984 and subdivision 18-b as added by chapter 490 of the laws of 1993, 4 are amended to read as follows: 5 18-a. (a) to establish, in cooperation with the commissioner of agri- 6 culture and markets and the state liquor authority, procedures for 7 proposing to the governor nominations for annual awards to be known as 8 "New York state wine retailers awards". These non-monetary awards shall 9 be given in recognition of unusual efforts made by restaurants, and/or 10 retailers licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consump- 11 tion, to inform consumers as to the availability, diversity and excel- 12 lence of wines made in the state from grapes grown in the state, and to 13 feature these wines. The governor shall, at [his] their discretion, 14 issue up to three awards annually. 15 (b) to establish, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture 16 and markets and the state liquor authority, procedures for proposing to 17 the governor nominations for annual awards to be known as "New York 18 state liquor retailers awards", "New York state beer retailers awards", 19 "New York state cider retailer awards", and "New York state mead retail- 20 ers awards". These non-monetary awards shall be given in recognition of 21 unusual efforts made by restaurants, and/or retailers licensed to sell 22 alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, to inform consumers 23 as to the availability, diversity and excellence of liquors, beers, 24 cider, and mead made in the state from products grown in the state, and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08418-01-5 
 S. 7423 2 1 to feature these products. The governor shall, at their discretion, 2 issue up to three awards in each category annually. 3 18-b. (a) to promote, in cooperation with the New York wine and grape 4 foundation, state policies that will encourage the production and sale 5 of New York labelled wines. 6 (b) to promote, in cooperation with the department of agriculture and 7 markets and the state liquor authority, state policies that will encour- 8 age the production and sale of New York labelled beers, ciders, liquors, 9 and mead. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 11 have become a law.