Provides an exemption from certain requirements for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
This bill creates a specific exemption for a single business location in Walden, Orange County, allowing it to obtain a liquor license for on-premises consumption despite typically restrictive distance rules. It exempts the property at 79 West Main Street (precisely defined by legal boundaries) from standard requirements that would normally prohibit liquor licenses within 200 feet of a church, synagogue, or place of worship. The exemption applies only to this one location, which is wholly within Orange County and meets the defined geographic boundaries. The bill does not change general liquor licensing rules but provides a targeted exception for this specific property.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2026
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The bill was renumbered from A 1934 to A 1934A and its committee referral was updated to reflect recent procedural actions. The substantive legal text regarding the exemption for alcohol sales near religious buildings and the specific property description in Walden remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the bill number and committee assignment history were updated.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was updated from A 1934 to A 1934A to reflect its new version status.
The committee referral history was added to show the bill was re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means after being discharged and amended.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026 · Assembly Jun 1, 2026
How they voted
58–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 29, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1934A
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 8, 2025
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Maher
RRepublican/Conservative
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