Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a place of worship
This bill exempts one specific property in Queens County from a rule that normally prohibits alcohol sales within 200 feet of religious buildings. It allows a food or beverage establishment on that exact parcel (detailed in the bill's legal description) to obtain a retail liquor license for on-premises consumption, even though it's near a church, synagogue, or other place of worship. The exemption applies only to this defined location and requires the business to serve food or beverages on-site. It does not change general alcohol sales rules for other properties in New York.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Jun 6, 2025
Signed Aug 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly Jun 13, 2025
How they voted
58–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Aug 22, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.353
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 6, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
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