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Senate Bill S4990

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to municipalities or community boards presenting oral testimony

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

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2017-S4990 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §64, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6924
2013-2014: S310
2015-2016: S268

2017-S4990 (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.

2017-S4990 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4990 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4990
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ, HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
   ic Development 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07244-01-7

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