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.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3922
SPONSOR: Stirpe TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to promoting
the New York state craft beverage industry
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill Is to promote New York State labelled liquor,
beer, cider, and mead in the by establishing annual retailer awards as
already provided for wine.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill would establish, in cooperation with the Commissioner of Agri-
culture and Markets and the State Liquor Authority, 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," These non-monetary awards would be given in
recognition efforts made by restaurants, and/or retailers licensed to
sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, to Inform consum-
ers as to the availability, diversity and excellence of liquors, beer,
cider, mead made in the state from products grown in the state and
feature these products. Annually, up to three awards could be made per
category.
JUSTIFICATION:.
This bill seeks to recognize and promote New York State labelled
liquors, beer, cider, and mead in the same manner as wine. The New York
State wine retailer awards program was established in 1984 and cele-
brates the New York wine industry, this would provide recognition of all
of New York's craft beverage industry. In the last decade, NYS Farm
labelled liquor, beer, cider and mead has seen tremendous growth. New
York State labelled alcoholic beverages are required to use products
grown and harvested from New York's agricultural sector and this bill
provides recognition of a New York State craft beverage producer's
success.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New legislation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 90th day.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3922
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Economic Development
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.
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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.
