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S 8282: Authorizes retail licensees of liquor and/or wine for off-premises consumption to apply for licensure as a retail food store.
What S 8282 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to allow retail licensees of liquor and/or wine for off-premises consumption to apply for a retail food store license. This is made possible by two new sections added to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law and the Agriculture and Markets Law. The bill allows the department to accept applications from these licensees for a retail food store license, following the provisions set out in the new sections. The changes take effect on the sixty-first day after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8282
- What is the current status of S 8282?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 8282 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 INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 8282 pass?
- Not yet. S 8282 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8282, and where is it now?
- S 8282 was authored by Sen. George Borrello. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 29, 2025 · 405 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8282 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to authorizing retail licensees of liquor and/or wine for off-premises consumption to apply for licensure as a retail food store The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a 2 new section 132 to read as follows: 3 § 132. Retail licensees of liquor and/or wine for off-premises 4 consumption authorized to apply for retail food store licenses. 1. A 5 retail licensee of liquor and/or wine for off-premises consumption shall 6 be authorized to apply for licensure as a retail food store. Such appli- 7 cation shall be made in the form and manner as set forth in subdivision 8 five of section five hundred of the agriculture and markets law. 9 2. For purposes of this section, "retail food store" shall have the 10 same meaning as set forth in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 11 five hundred of the agriculture and markets law. 12 § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new 13 section 501 to read as follows: 14 § 501. Authorization to accept application from retail licensees of 15 liquor and/or wine for off-premises consumption for retail food store 16 licenses. The department shall be authorized to accept applications from 17 retail licensees of liquor and/or wine for off-premises consumption for 18 a retail food store license in accordance with the provisions of section 19 one hundred thirty-two of the alcoholic beverage control law. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 21 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 22 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11835-01-5S. 8282 2 1 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 2 on or before such date.
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