Senate Bill S3978

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the opening of liquor stores on certain days

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S3978 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6742
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §105, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2190
2023-2024: S186

2019-S3978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that liquor stores may open at ten am on Sundays; further allows such stores to be open on December 25th, Christmas day.

2019-S3978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3978
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   liquor store opening times on certain days

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 14 of section 105 of the alco-
 holic beverage control law, as amended by section 1 of part U of chapter
 63 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) No premises licensed to sell liquor and/or wine  for  off-premises
 consumption shall be permitted to remain open:
   (i) On Sunday before [twelve] TEN o'clock [post meridian] ANTEMERIDIAN
 and after nine o'clock post meridian.
   (ii) On any day between midnight and eight o'clock antemeridian.
   [(iii) On the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day.]
   In  any  community  where daylight saving time is in effect, such time
 shall be deemed the standard time for the purpose of this subdivision.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10123-01-9

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