<STYLE><!--U {color: Green}S {color: RED} I {color: DARKBLUE; background-color:yellow} P.brk {page-break-before:always}--></STYLE> <BASEFONT SIZE=3> <PRE WIDTH="108"> <FONT SIZE=5><B> STATE OF NEW YORK</B></FONT> ________________________________________________________________________ 7423 2025-2026 Regular Sessions <FONT SIZE=5><B> IN SENATE</B></FONT> April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to promoting the New York state craft beverage industry <B><U>The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-</U></B> <B><U>bly, do enact as follows:</U></B> 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 18-a and 18-b of section 100 of the economic 2 development law, subdivision 18-a as added by chapter 499 of the laws of 3 1984 and subdivision 18-b as added by chapter 490 of the laws of 1993, 4 are amended to read as follows: 5 18-a. <B><U>(a)</U></B> to establish, in cooperation with the commissioner of agri- 6 culture and markets and the state liquor authority, procedures for 7 proposing to the governor nominations for annual awards to be known as 8 "New York state wine retailers awards". These non-monetary awards shall 9 be given in recognition of unusual efforts made by restaurants, and/or 10 retailers licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consump- 11 tion, to inform consumers as to the availability, diversity and excel- 12 lence of wines made in the state from grapes grown in the state, and to 13 feature these wines. The governor shall, at [<B><S>his</S></B>] <B><U>their</U></B> discretion, 14 issue up to three awards annually. 15 <B><U>(b) to establish, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture</U></B> 16 <B><U>and markets and the state liquor authority, procedures for proposing to</U></B> 17 <B><U>the governor nominations for annual awards to be known as "New York</U></B> 18 <B><U>state liquor retailers awards", "New York state beer retailers awards",</U></B> 19 <B><U>"New York state cider retailer awards", and "New York state mead retail-</U></B> 20 <B><U>ers awards". These non-monetary awards shall be given in recognition of</U></B> 21 <B><U>unusual efforts made by restaurants, and/or retailers licensed to sell</U></B> 22 <B><U>alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, to inform consumers</U></B> 23 <B><U>as to the availability, diversity and excellence of liquors, beers,</U></B> 24 <B><U>cider, and mead made in the state from products grown in the state, and</U></B> EXPLANATION--Matter in <B><U>italics</U></B> (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [<B><S> </S></B>] is old law to be omitted. LBD08418-01-5 </PRE><P CLASS="brk"><PRE WIDTH="108"> S. 7423 2 1 <B><U>to feature these products. The governor shall, at their discretion,</U></B> 2 <B><U>issue up to three awards in each category annually.</U></B> 3 18-b. <B><U>(a)</U></B> to promote, in cooperation with the New York wine and grape 4 foundation, state policies that will encourage the production and sale 5 of New York labelled wines. 6 <B><U>(b) to promote, in cooperation with the department of agriculture and</U></B> 7 <B><U>markets and the state liquor authority, state policies that will encour-</U></B> 8 <B><U>age the production and sale of New York labelled beers, ciders, liquors,</U></B> 9 <B><U>and mead.</U></B> 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 11 have become a law.