Senate Bill S151

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S151 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
S7079 ,
A1300 ,
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§64, 64-a, 64-b & 64-c, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5577
2011-2012: S25
2013-2014: S205
2015-2016: S197
2019-2020: S2360
2021-2022: S3117

2017-S151 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors.

2017-S151 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    151
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
   making  the  provisions  governing  the  various  on-premises   liquor
   licenses  consistent  with respect to public interest factors that may
   be considered by the state liquor authority when evaluating the merits
   of a license application
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  6-a  of section 64 of the alcoholic beverage
 control law, as added by chapter 670 of the laws of 1993, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   6-a.  The  authority  may  consider  [any  or] all of the following in
 determining whether public convenience  and  advantage  and  the  public
 interest  will  be  promoted by the granting of licenses and permits for
 the sale of alcoholic beverages at a particular unlicensed location:
   (a) [The] THE number, classes and character of licenses  in  proximity
 to the location and in the particular municipality or subdivision there-
 of[.];
   (b)  [Evidence]  EVIDENCE that all necessary licenses and permits have
 been obtained from the state and all other governing bodies[.];
   (c) [Effect] EFFECT of the grant of the license on  vehicular  traffic
 and parking in proximity to the location[.];
   (d) [The] THE existing noise level at the location and any increase in
 noise level that would be generated by the proposed premises[.];
   (e)  [The]  THE  history  of  liquor  violations and reported criminal
 activity at the proposed premises[.];
   (f) HISTORY OF BUILDING AND FIRE VIOLATIONS AT  ANY  BUSINESSES  OWNED
 AND/OR OPERATED BY THE APPLICANT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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