Bill > S00348

This bill removes the ability of local municipalities (towns and cities) to prohibit the sale of alcohol through local referendums or laws. Specifically, the legislation amends the alcoholic beverage control law to nullify any previous local referendums that banned alcohol sales and prevents municipalities from enacting future laws or resolutions that would completely prohibit alcohol sales within their jurisdictions. By repealing Article 9 of the existing alcoholic beverage control law and adding a new section (§ 132), the bill ensures that alcohol sales will be legally permitted in all municipalities, regardless of prior local restrictions. The law will go into effect 90 days after it is signed, which means that any existing local bans on alcohol sales will be automatically invalidated at that time, and towns and cities will no longer have the power to implement a comprehensive ban on alcohol sales within their boundaries.

Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S348