What's happening
This bill requires additional public notification for applications and renewals of seven-day off-premises liquor licenses in New York.
Why it matters
Expands public notice requirements to include seven-day off-premises liquor licenses (section 63), meaning grocery and liquor stores selling alcohol for off-site consumption must now notify the public of new applications and renewals.
Increases transparency and provides local communities with more opportunities to be informed and potentially voice concerns or support about new or renewed liquor store licenses in their neighborhoods.
Enhances consistency in notification standards by aligning seven-day off-premises licenses with other types of licenses (such as bars and restaurants), closing a loophole that previously excluded them from certain public notification requirements.
Could impact how quickly such licenses are approved or renewed, potentially allowing community feedback to influence licensing outcomes and local alcohol availability.
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Notify Neighbors on Liquor Sales
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History
- Ordered to third reading cal.136
- Restored to third reading
- Substitution reconsidered
- Substituted by S1130A
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.113
- Rules report cal.113
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Print number 3326a
- Amend (t) and recommit to economic development
- Referred to economic development
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Notify Neighbors of Liquor License
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor Andrew Gounardes
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3326--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- 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 notification requirements for a seven day license to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 110-a of the alcoholic beverage control law, as added by chapter 77 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1. Every person applying for a license to sell alcoholic beverages pursuant to subdivision four of section fifty-one, or section fiftyfive, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, eighty-one or eighty-one-a of this chapter shall publish notice thereof pursuant to subdivision two of this section.
§ 2. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section 110-b of the alcoholic beverage control law, paragraphs (a) and (b) as amended and paragraphs (c) and (d) as added by chapter 560 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
(a) for a license issued pursuant to section fifty-five, fifty-five-a, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, sixty-four-d, eighty-one or eighty-one-a of this chapter;
(b) for a renewal under section one hundred nine of this [chapter] article of a license issued pursuant to section fifty-five, fifty-five-a, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, sixty-four-d, eighty-one or eighty-one-a of this chapter if the premises is located within the city of New York;
(c) for approval of an alteration under section ninety-nine-d of this chapter if the premises is located within the city of New York and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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licensed pursuant to section fifty-five, fifty-five-a, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, sixty-four-d, eighty-one or eighty-one-a of this chapter; or
(d) for approval of a substantial corporate change under section ninety-nine-d of this chapter if the premises is located within the city of New York and licensed pursuant to section fifty-five, fifty-five-a, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, sixty-four-d, eighty-one or eighty-one-a of this chapter.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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