S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10669
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 24, 2020
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Woerner) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
license and permit applications
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 110-c of the alcoholic beverage control law, as
added by chapter 340 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
§ 110-c. Public license query. 1. The authority shall make available
to the public all digitally archived information pertaining to any
conditions it imposes on the operation of a premises licensed by the
authority pursuant to this chapter, including but not necessarily limit-
ed to information pertaining to the hours during which the licensed
premises is allowed to operate, the maximum permitted occupancy of the
licensed premises, and any special conditions imposed by the authority
on the licensed premises.
2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS PUBLIC
WEBSITE A DAILY UPDATED LIST OF ALL OPEN LICENSE AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED BY THE AUTHORITY, IN THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE RECEIVED. SUCH
LIST SHALL UTILIZE THE SERIAL, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER
ASSIGNED BY THE AUTHORITY, AS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE
HUNDRED FOURTEEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE, TO PROVIDE THE APPLICANT WITH INFOR-
MATION ON THE STATUS OF THEIR APPLICATION'S REVIEW. SUCH LIST ON THE
AUTHORITY'S PUBLIC WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT;
THE COUNTY OF THE APPLICANT; THE LICENSE TYPE AND CLASS THE APPLICANT IS
SEEKING; THE DATE SUCH APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IF ANY LICENSE
OR PERMIT FEE HAS BEEN PAID; BASED ON THE DATE SUBMITTED, AN ESTIMATED
TIMEFRAME, IN WEEKS, FOR AN APPLICATION FINAL DETERMINATION; IF THE
INITIAL TIMEFRAME NEEDS TO BE REVISED, THEN MODIFIED TIMEFRAME GOING
FORWARD SHALL BE POSTED AND DENOTED IN THE SAME MANNER; AND IF THE
AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED ANY TEMPORARY PERMIT OR LICENSE FOR THE APPLICANT'S
PREMISES; AND THE FINAL DATE OF AN APPLICATIONS DETERMINATION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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3. THE AUTHORITY SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD OF THE NUMBER OF LICENSES OR
PERMITS APPLIED FOR AND THE LENGTH OF TIME REQUIRED FOR THE APPROVAL OR
DENIAL OF SUCH LICENSES OR PERMITS ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE. SUCH RECORDS
SHALL BE UPDATED AT LEAST MONTHLY BY THE AUTHORITY.
4. IF AN APPLICANT'S ESTIMATED TIME FOR A FINAL APPLICATION DETERMI-
NATION IS MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDI-
VISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE, THEN THE
AUTHORITY SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE APPLICANT.
§ 2. Section 114-a of the alcoholic beverage control law, as added by
chapter 361 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
§ 114-a. License or permit issuance and registration approval. 1. THE
AUTHORITY UPON ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PAYMENT BY AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE
OR PERMIT ISSUED UNDER THIS CHAPTER SHALL FURNISH SUCH APPLICANT WITH A
RECEIPT WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS INDICATING THAT THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE OR
PERMIT FEE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND PAID IN FULL. SUCH RECEIPT SHALL
INCLUDE THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH LICENSE OR PERMIT APPLICATION FEE
AS WELL AS AN ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TIME, BASED ON AN INITIAL REVIEW OF
THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE OR PERMIT, NECESSARY FOR THE AUTHORITY TO
REVIEW AND PROCESS SUCH APPLICATION AS REQUIRED FOR THE APPROVAL OR
DENIAL OF SUCH LICENSE OR PERMIT. SUCH RECEIPT SHALL INCLUDE A UNIQUE
SERIAL, CERTIFICATION OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER TO BE ASSIGNED BY THE
AUTHORITY TO THE APPLICANT FOR QUERIES ABOUT SUCH LICENSE OR PERMIT
APPLICATION STATUS.
2. No license or permit shall be issued and no registration approved
pursuant to this chapter until such time as any check or draft submitted
for payment of the required fee has been honored by the payor financial
institution, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply in
the case of a certified check, bank officers' check or money order.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however that section one of this act shall
take effect one year after it shall have become a law. Effective imme-
diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.