---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes permanent certain provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law authorizing the sale of gift bags and wrapping, and manufacturers to transport alcoholic beverages to their retail establishments"
description: "Makes permanent certain provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law authorizing the sale of gift bags and wrapping, and manufacturers to transport alcoholic beverages to their retail establishments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 7906"
citation: "New York A 7906 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SCHIMMINGER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-18"
last_action: "2018-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e46b1d73-f651-4129-a263-93a5ad50e84e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A7906"
source_hash: "ee4c30dff46db7a38ffa667b23690348e73543cc83d56557f8b1e2d798d3d67f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 7906 (2017-2018) — Makes permanent certain provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law authorizing the sale of gift bags and wrapping, and manufacturers to transport alcoholic beverages to their retail establishments

Makes permanent certain provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law authorizing the sale of gift bags and wrapping, and manufacturers to transport alcoholic beverages to their retail establishments.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7906 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7906&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A7906 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A7906)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **130–3** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SCHIMMINGER — primary (person)
- WALTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-05-18** REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** REPORTED
- **2018-01-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.615
- **2018-01-29** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-01-29** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2018-01-29** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5962
- **2018-03-28** 3RD READING CAL.434
- **2018-03-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-03-28** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-08-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-24** SIGNED CHAP.226 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e46b1d73-f651-4129-a263-93a5ad50e84e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).