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A03922 Summary:

A03922 Actions:

A03922 Committee Votes:

Committee:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT   Chair:Stirpe      
DATE:02/04/2025AYE/NAY:23/0  Action: Favorable         
Stirpe
Aye
Friend
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Lemondes
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Brown
Excused
Stern
Aye
Beephan
Excused
Tapia
Aye
Pirozzolo
Aye
Lucas
Aye
Brook-Krasny
Aye
Cunningham
Aye
Bologna
Aye
Simone
Aye
Zaccaro
Aye
Dais
Excused
Griffin
Aye
Torres
Aye
Hooks
Aye
Lasher
Aye
Kay
Aye
Wright
Aye
Kassay
Aye

A03922 Floor Votes:

A03922 Memo:

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.

A03922 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3922
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 30, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD08418-01-5
        A. 3922                             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.