---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church"
description: "Exempts certain property in Erie county from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 7131"
citation: "New York A 7131 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PEOPLES-STOKE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-10"
last_action: "2019-09-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f488624-d132-48dc-9a7c-3e04370e32a6"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A7131"
source_hash: "e8064c173df8b4c3011f67c2cd7222293303ede842070df6718259fd80888fb6"
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 7131 (2019-2020) — Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church

Exempts certain property in Erie county from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7131** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7131&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–3** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PEOPLES-STOKE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-10** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** REFERENCE CHANGED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** REPORTED
- **2019-05-30** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.542
- **2019-06-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5095
- **2019-06-12** 3RD READING CAL.955
- **2019-06-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-09-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-09-13** SIGNED CHAP.280 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f488624-d132-48dc-9a7c-3e04370e32a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).