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Senator · Senate District 62
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to economic development
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 51–11
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.47
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to economic development
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 51–11
Show 4 earlier actions
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.149
- Referred to investigations and government operations
Companion bill
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Relates to sharing gross revenues at stadiums, arenas or other places of entertainment
In Assembly Committee · Economic Development · Sponsor Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3127
Title of bill
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to sharing gross revenues at stadiums, arenas or other places of entertainment
Purpose of the bill
To allow greater flexibility in agreements between concession operators and team owners in relation to the sharing of gross revenues.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 Amends the alcohol beverage control law to make clear that any person who holds a license to serve alcoholic beverages on premise for a stadium of arena that has a capacity of 45,000 people or more may share revenue with the owner or operator of the premises.
Section 2 Sets forth the effective date.
Justification
On a nationwide basis, most sport and entertainment venues which are built on public land are controlled by an entity other than the actual holder of the license to sell alcoholic beverages at the facility. Under current New York law, the holder of the liquor license is precluded from sharing proceeds from the sale of alcoholic beverages with a person or entity not named on the license. New York is one of only two states who maintain this prohibition and it is long past time that this roadblock to building better business to business relationships in the sports and entertainment sector was eliminated.
The proposed bill deals only with "premises operating as a stadium, arena or place of entertainment having a permanent seating capacity in excess of eighteen thousand persons." The bill is further limited to facilities located "on real property owned by the State of New York or a political subdivision thereof."
This proposal gives the authority the ability to issue licenses where the holder of the license will be authorized to share gross revenues from the sale of alcoholic beverages with the owner or operator of the premises. This will make New York law consistent with nationwide business practices for sport and entertainment venues.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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