S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7535
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 1, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Economic Development
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] CHAIRPERSON of the state alcoholic
beverage control board heretofore appointed and designated by the gover-
nor and the remaining members of such board heretofore appointed by the
governor shall continue to serve as [chairman] CHAIRPERSON 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] CHAIRPERSON 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 [chair-
man] CHAIRPERSON 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] CHAIRPERSON shall receive an
annual salary established in section one hundred sixty-nine of the exec-
utive law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02199-01-5
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