Senate Bill S2850

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to penalties for violations of the alcoholic beverage control law, requirements for certain retail licensees for on-premises consumption and labeling of disposable cups and similar to-go containers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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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2021-S2850 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119, add §§106-c & 107-b, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4961

2021-S2850 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a fixed schedule of penalties for violations of the alcoholic beverage control law, requirements for certain retail licensees for on-premises consumption and labeling of disposable cups and similar to-go containers containing alcoholic beverages.

2021-S2850 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2850 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2850
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. JACKSON, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
   and Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
   penalties for  violations  of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law,
   requirements  for certain retail licensees for on-premises consumption
   and labeling of disposable cups and similar to-go containers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 119 of the alcoholic bever-
 age  control  law, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 83 of the laws of
 1995, and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 658 of the laws  of  1989,
 are amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   2.  The  liquor authority may on its own initiative or on complaint of
 [any person] A GOVERNMENT AGENCY institute proceedings to revoke, cancel
 or suspend any retail license and may impose a civil penalty against the
 licensee after a hearing at which the licensee shall be given an  oppor-
 tunity  to  be heard. Such hearing shall be held WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS OF
 THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER in  such  manner
 and  upon  such  notice  as may be prescribed by the rules of the liquor
 authority.
   3. All other licenses or permits issued  under  this  chapter  may  be
 revoked, cancelled, suspended and/or made subject to the imposition of a
 civil  penalty by the liquor authority after a hearing to be held in the
 manner to be determined by the rules of the liquor authority. THE LIQUOR
 AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A FIXED CIVIL PENALTY FEE SCHEDULE WHICH SHALL
 BE BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION  OF  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER.  SUCH  FEE SCHEDULE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH LICENSEE UPON THE
 ISSUANCE  OF  RENEWAL  OF  SUCH  LICENSEE'S  LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO   THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02775-01-1
              

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