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Senate Bill S444

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York beverage modernization act"; repealer

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2015-S444 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8653
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§105 & 106, rpld §105-a, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S351
2017-2018: A4313
2019-2020: A1575
2021-2022: A1272

2015-S444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York beverage modernization act"; authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays and Christmas day; makes related changes.

2015-S444 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   444

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
  enacting  the  "New  York  beverage  modernization act"; and to repeal
  certain provisions of such law relating thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
beverage modernization act".
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 14 of section 105 of  the  alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by section 1 of part U of chapter 63 of
the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  No  premises licensed to sell liquor and/or wine for off-premises
consumption shall be permitted to remain open[:
  (i) On Sunday before twelve  o'clock  post  meridian  and  after  nine
o'clock post meridian.
  (ii) On] ON any day between midnight and eight o'clock antemeridian.
  [(iii) On the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day.]
  In  any  community  where daylight saving time is in effect, such time
shall be deemed the standard time for the purpose of this subdivision.
  S 3. Section 105-a of the alcoholic beverage control law is REPEALED.
  S 4. Subdivision 5 of section 106 of the  alcoholic  beverage  control
law, as amended by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
follows:
  5.  No  alcoholic  beverages  shall be sold, offered for sale or given
away upon any premises licensed to sell alcoholic  beverages  at  retail
for on-premises consumption[, during the following hours:
  (a) Sunday, from four ante meridiem to twelve noon.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05972-02-5

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