S 10559 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a school or place of worship

Summary

Exempts certain property within Manhattan in the city of New York from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a school or place of worship.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced May 21, 2026 Last action Jun 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

S10559 → S10559A · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand the exemption for alcohol sales near places of worship to include schools, in addition to churches and synagogues. This change broadens the scope of the law to protect educational institutions from nearby alcohol sales, while also updating the bill's internal tracking number and committee status.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include schools alongside existing religious institutions as protected entities.

ELIGIBILITY

Added 'school' to the list of protected locations, meaning alcohol sales are now prohibited within 200 feet of schools as well as churches and synagogues in Manhattan.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number from S 10559 to S 10559--A and changed the committee status to reflect that the committee has been discharged and the bill has been amended.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 3, 2026

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

May 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 10559A

upper

May 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

upper

May 21, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors