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Senate Bill S268

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to municipalities or community boards presenting oral testimony

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2015-S268 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6543
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง64, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6924, A9838
2013-2014: S310, A188
2017-2018: S4990

2015-S268 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state liquor authority to invite municipalities or community boards to appear before the authority to present oral testimony prior to issuing certain liquor licenses to applicants.

2015-S268 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   268

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  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
  requiring the state  liquor  authority  to  invite  municipalities  or
  community boards to appear before the authority to present oral testi-
  mony prior to issuing certain liquor licenses to applicants

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

  Section 1. Section 64 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
  7-A. BEFORE THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  ISSUE  A  LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION,  THE AUTHORITY SHALL INVITE THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD
TO APPEAR BEFORE THE AUTHORITY TO PRESENT ORAL TESTIMONY  REGARDING  THE
APPLICANT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00351-01-5

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