Senate Bill S8140

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the reorganization of the alcoholic beverage control law; repealer

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  • 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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2015-S8140 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10728
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ABC L, generally; amd §§270 & 273, Exec L

2015-S8140 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reorganization of the alcoholic beverage control law.

2015-S8140 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S8140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8140

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LANZA -- (at request of the Governor) -- 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  and  the  executive
  law, in relation to a reorganization of the alcoholic beverage control
  law

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

  Section 1. Section 10  of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  83  of  the  laws  of  1995, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 10. State liquor authority.  There shall continue to be in the exec-
utive department an alcoholic beverage control  division,  the  head  of
which  shall  be  the state liquor authority [which] WHOSE MEMBERS shall
consist of [three members, who shall be known as commissioners] A CHAIR-
MAN AND TWO COMMISSIONERS, all of whom shall be citizens  and  residents
of  the state.   [The state alcoholic beverage control board created and
appointed pursuant to chapter one hundred eighty of the laws of nineteen
hundred thirty-three, as presently constituted, shall continue in exist-
ence and hereafter shall be known and designated  as  the  state  liquor
authority.]  The  terms "state alcoholic beverage control board", "state
board", "liquor authority", or "authority", wherever occurring in any of
the provisions of this chapter or of any other law, or in  any  official
books,  records,  instruments, rules or papers, shall hereafter mean and
refer to the state liquor authority provided for in this section.
  S 2. Section 14 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as  amended  by
chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  S 14. Vacancies;  quorum.  1.  In the event of a vacancy caused by the
death, resignation, removal or disability of any [member]  COMMISSIONER,
the  vacancy  shall be filled by the governor by and with the advice and
consent of the senate for the unexpired term.
  2. (A) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY CAUSED  BY  THE  DEATH,  RESIGNATION,
REMOVAL,  OR  DISABILITY OF THE CHAIRMAN, THE VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED BY
THE GOVERNOR BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE  SENATE  FOR  THE

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

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