Sen. Skoufis’s Bill Relaxing Regulation on Alcohol Purchases by Restaurants and Bars Passed Into Law

The bill allowing for taverns and other establishments to buy small amounts of alcohol locally will come into affect before St. Patrick’s Day in March.

A bar at Delancey’s Bar & Restaurant in the Village of Goshen in Orange County, N.Y., on Jan. 8, 2026. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—State Sen. James Skoufis announced on Jan. 8 that his bill allowing bars and restaurants to purchase small amounts of alcohol from local liquor stores was signed into law.

Skoufis said during a press conference at Delancey’s Bar & Restaurant in the Village of Goshen that the new law will allow bars, restaurants, and other such places to buy up to six bottles of wine or liquor a week from local liquor stores. He said that the estimated savings for small businesses, who will be able to circumvent larger distributors, will be $5,000 to $10,000 a year.