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Senate Bill S8741

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Removes the requirement of the state liquor authority to have not more than two members of the authority belong to the same political party

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2023-S8741 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10387
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S663, A7535

2023-S8741 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes the requirement of the state liquor authority to have not more than two members of the authority belong to the same political party.

2023-S8741 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8741 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8741
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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
   removing  the  requirement  of  the state liquor authority to have not
   more than two members of the authority belong to  the  same  political
   party

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 11  of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  as
 amended  by  section  2  of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 11. Appointment of authority. The members of the authority shall  be
 appointed  by  the  governor  by  and with the advice and consent of the
 senate. [Not more than two members of the authority shall belong to  the
 same  political  party.]  The  chairman  of the state alcoholic beverage
 control board heretofore appointed and designated by  the  governor  and
 the remaining members of such board heretofore appointed by the governor
 shall  continue  to serve as chairman and members of the authority until
 the expiration of the respective terms for which  they  were  appointed.
 Upon  the  expiration  of  such  respective terms the successors of such
 chairman and members shall be appointed to serve for  a  term  of  three
 years each and until their successors have been appointed and qualified.
 The  commissioners,  other  than the chairman shall, when performing the
 work of the authority, be compensated at a rate  of  two  hundred  sixty
 dollars  per  day,  together  with an allowance for actual and necessary
 expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. The  chairman  shall
 receive  an  annual salary established in section one hundred sixty-nine
 of the executive law.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14790-01-4

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