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Senator · Senate District 5
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- Referred to commerce, economic development and small business
- Referred to commerce, economic development and small business
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Amends license fees to sell liquor at retail for on premises consumption outside the city of New York to standardize such fees
In Assembly Committee · Economic Development · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3959
Title of bill
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to license fees
Purpose
This bill would reduce license fees in medium-sized cities for establishments licensed to sell liquor for on-premise consumption to match the fee charged in other communities outside the City of New York.
Summary of provisions
§ 1 - Amends subdivision 4 of § 66 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to conform the liquor license fee for on-premise establishments in cities with a population of 50,000 or more other than New York City to the fee applicable in towns and smaller cities.
§ 2 - Effective date.
Justification
Enactment of this bill would reduce the financial burden on restaurants and other hospitality businesses in medium-sized cities and allow for greater economic growth in these communities. While the existing fee may have at one time reflected greater populations and attendant enforcement issues in cities, this is no longer that case with the population shift to the suburbs. Currently, a licensed establishment located in a smaller city must pay a higher license fee then if it were located in a neighboring town with a larger population. These higher fees discourage business investment in downtown communities, while encouraging further sprawl development in suburban areas.
Legislative history
2013-14: S. 2555-A - Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business/ A. 3337-A - Economic Development 2011-12: S. 4125-A - Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business/ A. 3135-A - Economic Development 2009-10: A. 2851-A - Economic Development 2007-08: A. 3136 - Economic Development 2005-06: A. 7676 - Economic Development 2003-04: S. 3395 - Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business/ A. 5907 - Economic Development 2001-02: S. 5468 - Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business/ A. 8949 - Economic Development
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take effect April 1, 2016.
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