S 408 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes retail licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption at airline lounges

Summary

Authorizes retail licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption at airline lounges located within an airport and owned, leased, or operated by a United States certified airline.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Dec 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

S408 → S408A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to clarify and expand the eligibility criteria for airline lounges to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption, while also adding an exemption for airline lounges from certain licensing restrictions. The version S408A includes additional sections that were not present in the original S408.

Scope change

The bill now includes an additional section (Section 5) that exempts licensed airline lounges from certain licensing restrictions that apply to other establishments.

ELIGIBILITY

The text describing which facilities qualify for special on-premises liquor licenses was reorganized and clarified to explicitly include airline lounges alongside restaurants and theaters.

REQUIREMENT

Section 4 was rewritten to clarify that airline lounge licenses authorize the sale of alcohol only to persons with lounge access privileges and their guests, with food regularly available for sale.

EXEMPTIONS

A new Section 5 was added to exempt licensed airline lounges from certain licensing restrictions that apply to private functions and package food and beverage sales.

TIMELINE

The effective date section was renumbered from Section 5 to Section 6 to accommodate the new Section 5.

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Amendments

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 408A

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May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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