Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 18, 2010 |
held for consideration in economic development |
Jan 07, 2010 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A9509
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TOWNSEND
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
multi-Sponsors
Nancy Calhoun
Ginny Fields
2009-A9509 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9509 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9509 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the penalty for the illegal sale of an alcoholic beverage to a visibly intoxicated person PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To make the selling of alcoholic bever- ages to any visibly intoxicated person by any person acting under the authority of a license or permit to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, a felony. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 65 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law by adding a new subdivision 7 that would make the selling of alcoholic beverages to any visibly intoxicated person by any person acting under the authority of a license or permit to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, a felony. Section two is the effective date. EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER: Currently, it is a misdemeanor for any person to sell, deliver, or give away any alcoholic beverages to any visibly intoxicated person. This bill would make the selling of alcoholic beverages to any visibly intoxicated person by any person acting under the authority of a license or permit to sell alco- holic beverages for consumption on the premises, a felony. JUSTIFICATION: Currently, it is a misdemeanor for anyone to sell, deliv-
2009-A9509 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9509 I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TOWNSEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN, FIELDS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the penalty for the illegal sale of an alcoholic beverage to a visibly intoxicated person THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 65 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION BY ANY PERSON ACTING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF A LICENSE OR PERMIT TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES SHALL BE A FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09440-01-9
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