NY State Senate Bill S2743

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 21, 2021	approval memo.83 signed chap.700
Dec 09, 2021	delivered to governor
Jun 10, 2021	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.756 substituted for a3909
Jun 09, 2021	referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 08, 2021	ordered to third reading cal.1626 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 25, 2021	referred to investigations and government operations

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S2743 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3909
Law Section:: Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §97-a, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S8981, A10927

S2743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of a temporary retail permit by the state liquor authority to licensees located in a municipality having a population of one million or more persons.

S2743 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2743

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
authorizing the issuance of a temporary retail permit by the state
liquor authority to licensees located in a municipality having a popu-
lation of one million or more persons

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 97-a of the
alcoholic beverage control law, as added by chapter 396 of the laws of
2010, is amended by to read as follows: Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1
of section 97-a to the applicant for a new retail license where the
prospective licensed premises is located in a municipality with a popu-
lation of less than one million during the period that the application
is pending.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, New York State businesses located outside New York City may
sell alcoholic beverages with temporary licenses while the State Liquor
Authority (SLA) processes the business's permanent liquor license. Proc-
essing time for a final liquor license averages 6.5 months and often
takes longer for businesses located in New York City. A temporary
license takes on average 30 days to attain and allows businesses to
collect alcohol sales revenue prior to reception of a full license.

Unfortunately the SLA does not grant temporary licenses to businesses
located in New York City. This means, restaurants in New York City are
prohibited from selling alcohol during the months in which the liquor
license is processing, which harms the bottom line of restaurants in an
industry in which alcohol sales regularly account for 30% of revenue.

Given the current economic context, the hard-hit restaurant industry in
New York should be afforded the possibility of earning alcohol sales
revenue through temporary licenses, just like restaurants from every
other area in the state.

This legislation would give the State Liquor Authority (SLA) the author-
ity to permit a business to open with a Temporary License in New York
City while its application is going through the lengthy backlog at the
SLA, like they do for applicants elsewhere in the state. Once this
crisis is over, we will need to do whatever we can to help new busi-
nesses to open quickly and it is clear that they cannot afford to be
waiting months for a liquor license. That is the purpose of the Tempo-
rary license in the current law and this would simply create legal
consistency for New York City businesses with the rest of the state.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the
amendments to paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 97-a of the
alcoholic.

S2743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2743
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- 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
   authorizing  the  issuance  of  a temporary retail permit by the state
   liquor authority to licensees located in a municipality having a popu-
   lation of one million or more persons
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 97-a of the alco-
 holic beverage control law, as added by chapter 396 of the laws of 2010,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  to  the applicant for a new retail license [where the prospective
 licensed premises is located in a municipality with a population of less
 than one million during the period that the application is pending].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments to paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 97-a of the
 alcoholic beverage control law made by section one of this act shall not
 affect the repeal of such paragraph and shall be deemed repealed  there-
 with.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03760-01-1

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Jun 9, 2021 - floor Vote

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Jun 8, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2021

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Jun 9, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2021

Jun 8, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2021

S2743 (ACTIVE) - Details

S2743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2743 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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