Senate Bill S197

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business 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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2015-S197 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5682
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§64, 64-a, 64-b & 64-c, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5577
2011-2012: S25, A10736
2013-2014: S205, A2064
2017-2018: S151, S7079, A1300
2019-2020: S2360, A7462
2021-2022: S3117, A3143
2023-2024: A3231

2015-S197 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors.

2015-S197 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S197 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   197

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
  opment and Small Business

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
  making  the  provisions  governing  the  various  on-premises   liquor
  licenses  consistent  with respect to public interest factors that may
  be considered by the state liquor authority when evaluating the merits
  of a license application

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  6-a  of section 64 of the alcoholic beverage
control law, as added by chapter 670 of the laws of 1993, is amended  to
read as follows:
  6-a.  The  authority  may  consider  [any  or] all of the following in
determining whether public convenience  and  advantage  and  the  public
interest  will  be  promoted by the granting of licenses and permits for
the sale of alcoholic beverages at a particular unlicensed location:
  (a) [The] THE number, classes and character of licenses  in  proximity
to the location and in the particular municipality or subdivision there-
of[.];
  (b)  [Evidence]  EVIDENCE that all necessary licenses and permits have
been obtained from the state and all other governing bodies[.];
  (c) [Effect] EFFECT of the grant of the license on  vehicular  traffic
and parking in proximity to the location[.];
  (d) [The] THE existing noise level at the location and any increase in
noise level that would be generated by the proposed premises[.];
  (e)  [The]  THE  history  of  liquor  violations and reported criminal
activity at the proposed premises[.];
  (f) HISTORY OF BUILDING AND FIRE VIOLATIONS AT  ANY  BUSINESSES  OWNED
AND/OR OPERATED BY THE APPLICANT;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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