Assembly Actions -
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Jun 25, 2010 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8363
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S8363 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §107-a, ABC L
2009-S8363 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8363 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the sale of liquor over a certain proof PURPOSE: To prohibit the sale of liquor which is higher than 160 proof, or a higher percentage of alcohol by volume than eighty. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The subject bill amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of Section 107-a of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to prohibit the sale of liquor which is more than 160 proof. JUSTIFICATION: The recent determination by the State Liquor Authority (SLA) that they did not have the authority to prohibit the sale of 192-proof liquor in the state needs to be addressed. It is unfortunate, to say the least, that the SLA would not have the legal power to prohibit the sale of something that equates to 96 percent alcohol. With underage
2009-S8363 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8363 I N S E N A T E June 25, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the sale of liquor over a certain proof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 107-a of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 490 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: (a) No liquor, wine or beer shall be labelled, offered or advertised for sale unless in accordance with this section and unless the brand or trade name label affixed to or imprinted upon the container of such alcoholic beverage shall have been registered with and approved by the authority and the appropriate fee paid as provided for in this section. IN ADDITION, NO LIQUOR SHALL BE OFFERED OR ADVERTISED FOR SALE WHICH IS HIGHER THAN ONE HUNDRED SIXTY PROOF, OR A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF ALCO- HOL BY VOLUME THAN EIGHTY. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17895-01-0
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