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Senate Bill S476
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 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
2017-S476 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§20-360, 20-361 & 20-369, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S8181
2017-S476 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the denial of the issuance or renewal of a cabaret license in the city of New York upon the determination of the community board that the licensed premises would have a negative impact on the surrounding community; authorizes the imposition of a fine of up to $10,000 for unlicensed operation of a cabaret or for violations by cabarets; provides for mandatory suspension or revocation of a cabaret license for violations thereof.
2017-S476 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S476 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the licensing of cabarets PURPOSE OF BILL : Enhances penalties for violations by cabarets in the city of New York SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Subdivision (a) of Section 20-360 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York by including language authorizing the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs to impose tines of up to $10,000 for violations of the cabaret licensing rules by establishments not holding a valid cabaret license, as well as allows the Commissioner to consider past violations of this kind in reviewing applications for a new cabaret license. Section 2 amends Subdivision (a) of Section 20-361 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York by adding a new Paragraph 8. which allows for the rejection of an application for a cabaret license based upon a determination by the pertinent community board that the issuance or renewal of a license would have a negative impact upon the surrounding community of an establishment.
2017-S476 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 476 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the licensing of cabarets THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 20-360 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: a. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, maintain or oper- ate, or engage in the business of conducting, maintaining or operating, a public dance hall, cabaret or catering establishment unless the prem- ises wherein the same is conducted, maintained or operated are licensed in the manner prescribed herein. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMPOSE A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION FOR THE MAINTENANCE OR OPERATION OF A CABARET, AND HE OR SHE SHALL CONSIDER EACH SUCH VIOLATION WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ISSUE OR RENEW A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBCHAPTER. § 2. Paragraph 7 of subdivision a of section 20-361 of the administra- tive code of the city of New York, as renumbered by local law number 34 of the city of New York for the year 1986, is amended and a new para- graph 8 is added to read as follows: 7. the applicant, its officers, principals, directors, stockholders owning more than ten percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation and employees thereof at the premises on which the licensed business is to be conducted have at least three times been proven to be in violation of the provisions of subchapter one of chapter five of this title of this code or of any regulations promulgated thereunder[.]; 8. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A CABARET AND UPON THIRTY DAYS NOTICE TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD FOR THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE LICENSED PREMISES IS TO EXIST OR EXISTS, SUCH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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