A 8205 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing grocery store wine licenses

Summary

Establishes grocery store wine licenses permitting the licensee to sell from the licensed premises wine produced in New York state or produced from ingredients grown or produced in New York state, in sealed containers for consumption off such premises.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced May 5, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A8205 → A8205A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add two new sponsors (DeSTEFANO and SMULLEN) and update the bill's status to reflect committee discharge and amendment. The substantive text of the grocery store wine license provisions remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the explanatory notes.

Scope change

No substantive scope or applicability changes; only administrative updates to sponsors and bill status.

TECHNICAL

Added two new sponsors (DeSTEFANO and SMULLEN) to the bill introduction line.

Updated bill status from 'read once and referred' to 'committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted'.

Changed bill identifier from '8205' to '8205--A' to reflect the amended version.

Updated page number in explanatory notes from 'LBD11402-01-5' to 'LBD11402-03-5'.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

lower

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8205A

lower

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

lower

May 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors