Senate Bill S201A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that in cities with a population over one million, required distances of bars from schools, places of worship and existing licensed premises be measured from the closest boundary lines

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  • 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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2013-S201 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5078
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 & 105, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3775, A7364
2011-2012: S29, A1917

2013-S201 - Summary

Relates to the siting of certain premises, located in cities with a population in excess of one million, licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises; provides that required distances from schools and places of worship and from existing licensed premises shall be measured from the closest boundary lines instead of from the center of the entrances of such premises.

2013-S201 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S201 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   201

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

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 the
  siting of certain premises licensed to sell liquor for consumption  on
  the premises, which premises are located in cities with populations in
  excess of one million people

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d-1) of subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alco-
holic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463  of  the  laws  of
2009, is amended and a new paragraph (d-2) is added to read as follows:
  (d-1) Within the context of this subdivision, a building occupied as a
place  of worship does not cease to be "exclusively" occupied as a place
of worship by incidental uses that are not of a nature to  detract  from
the  predominant  character  of the building as a place of worship, such
uses which include, but which are not limited to: the conduct of legally
authorized games of bingo or other games of chance held as  a  means  of
raising  funds  for  the  not-for-profit  religious  organization  which
conducts services at the place of worship or  for  other  not-for-profit
organizations  or  groups; use of the building for fund-raising perform-
ances by or [benefitting] BENEFITING the not-for-profit religious organ-
ization which conducts services at the place of worship  or  other  not-
for-profit  organizations  or  groups;  the use of the building by other
religious organizations  or  groups  for  religious  services  or  other
purposes;  the conduct of social activities by or for the benefit of the
congregants; the use of the building for meetings held by  organizations
or  groups  providing  bereavement counseling to persons having suffered
the loss of a loved one, or providing advice or support  for  conditions
or  diseases  including, but not limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction,

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

2013-S201A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5078
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 & 105, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3775, A7364
2011-2012: S29, A1917

2013-S201A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the siting of certain premises, located in cities with a population in excess of one million, licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises; provides that required distances from schools and places of worship and from existing licensed premises shall be measured from the closest boundary lines instead of from the center of the entrances of such premises.

2013-S201A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S201A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 201--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

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 -- recommitted to the Committee on Commerce,
  Economic Development and Small Business in accordance with Senate Rule
  6,  sec. 8 -- 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  the
  siting  of certain premises licensed to sell liquor for consumption on
  the premises, which premises are located in cities with populations in
  excess of one million people

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d-1) of subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alco-
holic  beverage  control  law,  as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of
2009, is amended and a new paragraph (d-2) is added to read as follows:
  (d-1) Within the context of this subdivision, a building occupied as a
place of worship does not cease to be "exclusively" occupied as a  place
of  worship  by incidental uses that are not of a nature to detract from
the predominant character of the building as a place  of  worship,  such
uses which include, but which are not limited to: the conduct of legally
authorized  games  of  bingo or other games of chance held as a means of
raising  funds  for  the  not-for-profit  religious  organization  which
conducts  services  at  the place of worship or for other not-for-profit
organizations or groups; use of the building for  fund-raising  perform-
ances by or [benefitting] BENEFITING the not-for-profit religious organ-
ization  which  conducts  services at the place of worship or other not-
for-profit organizations or groups; the use of  the  building  by  other
religious  organizations  or  groups  for  religious  services  or other
purposes; the conduct of social activities by or for the benefit of  the
congregants;  the use of the building for meetings held by organizations

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

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