Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
This bill amends New York's liquor licensing law to allow a specific retail liquor license for on-premises consumption at one defined property in Middletown, Orange County. It creates a narrow exception permitting liquor sales within 200 feet of a school, church, or place of worship - typically prohibited - only for this particular location, which must also sell food or beverages. The license applies solely to the property legally described (bound by North Street and specific landmarks), conveyed to Paul Wyman in 1997. This is a targeted exception for a single business, not a broad policy change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Signed Aug 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025 · Assembly May 27, 2025
How they voted
56–2
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 4, 2025
D
Democratic41
85% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Aug 22, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.345
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 22, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paula Kay
DDemocratic
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