S 567 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes a brand owner's license

This bill would have created a new "brand owner's license" for businesses holding a federal basic permit to sell liquor, allowing them to apply directly to New York's Liquor Authority. It specifically targeted companies that own liquor brands (not just retailers), streamlining their licensing process under state law. The bill was amended on March 15, 2025, and later substituted by another bill (A6277A) on June 12, 2025, meaning it did not become law.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025

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S567 → S567A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the alcoholic beverage control law to increase civil penalties for certain license holders and adds a new provision requiring notices of impending default judgment when penalties remain unpaid. The changes affect how fines are calculated and enforced against different types of alcohol license holders.

Scope change

The bill expands penalty amounts for wholesale license holders and adds procedural requirements for enforcing unpaid penalties through default judgments.

ENFORCEMENT

Increased the maximum civil penalty for wholesale license holders from $10,000 to $100,000 when they violate provisions related to selling beer for home consumption.

Added a new requirement that if a civil penalty remains unpaid for more than 45 days after written demand, the agency must send a notice of impending default judgment to both the licensed premises and the licensee's home address.

Established a 20-day payment window after receiving the default judgment notice, followed by a 30-day period before the agency can file a default judgment with the court.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the bill's status from being committed to a committee to having been reported favorably, ordered to a third reading, and amended.

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Amendments

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 567A

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors