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Senate Bill S6023A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or canceling certain liquor licenses without a hearing

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2021-S6023 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S4627
2025-2026: S6607

2021-S6023 - Summary

Prohibits the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or canceling a retail licensee's license without a hearing when the holder of the license was issued a summons for a violation that is unrelated to the sale or consumption of alcohol on premises.

2021-S6023 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6023 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6023
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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
   prohibiting the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or cancel-
   ing certain liquor licenses without a hearing

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 119  of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  THE  LIQUOR  AUTHORITY  SHALL NOT REVOKE, SUSPEND, OR CANCEL THE
 LICENSE OF A RESTAURANT OR BAR THAT WAS ISSUED A SUMMONS FOR A VIOLATION
 THAT IS UNRELATED TO THE SALE OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON THE  PREMISES
 OF SUCH RESTAURANT OR BAR WITHOUT PROVIDING THE OWNER OF SUCH RESTAURANT
 OR  BAR  A  HEARING OR OTHER OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON WHY SUCH LICENSE
 SHOULD NOT BE REVOKED, SUSPENDED, OR  CANCELED.  IF  A  HEARING  IS  NOT
 PROVIDED  TO  SUCH  OWNER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS,
 THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY SHALL  NOT  TAKE  ANY  FURTHER  ACTION  TO  REVOKE,
 SUSPEND,  OR CANCEL SUCH LICENSE UNTIL SUCH SUMMONS HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED
 IN COURT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
 summons issued on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09740-01-1

2021-S6023A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S4627
2025-2026: S6607

2021-S6023A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or canceling a retail licensee's license without a hearing when the holder of the license was issued a summons for a violation that is unrelated to the sale or consumption of alcohol on premises.

2021-S6023A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6023A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6023--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
   prohibiting the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or cancel-
   ing certain liquor licenses without a hearing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  119  of  the  alcoholic  beverage control law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY SHALL NOT REVOKE,  SUSPEND,  OR  CANCEL  THE
 LICENSE OF A RETAIL LICENSEE FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION THAT WAS ISSUED
 A  SUMMONS  FOR A VIOLATION THAT IS UNRELATED TO THE SALE OR CONSUMPTION
 OF ALCOHOL ON THE PREMISES OF SUCH LICENSEE WITHOUT PROVIDING THE LICEN-
 SEE A HEARING OR OTHER OPPORTUNITY TO  BE  HEARD  ON  WHY  SUCH  LICENSE
 SHOULD  NOT  BE  REVOKED,  SUSPENDED,  OR  CANCELED. IF A HEARING IS NOT
 PROVIDED TO SUCH LICENSEE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS,
 THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY SHALL  NOT  TAKE  ANY  FURTHER  ACTION  TO  REVOKE,
 SUSPEND,  OR CANCEL SUCH LICENSE UNTIL SUCH SUMMONS HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED
 IN COURT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
 summons issued on or after such date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09740-02-1

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