Assembly Bill A2446

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Ends the local option of towns and cities to prohibit the sale of alcohol; repealer

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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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2023-A2446 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3484
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 9, add §132, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10376, S8966

2023-A2446 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Ends the local option of towns and cities to prohibit the sale of alcohol.

2023-A2446 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2446
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   ending  the  local  option of towns and cities to prohibit the sale of
   alcohol; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a
 new section 132 to read as follows:
   § 132. LOCAL OPTIONS ON THE SALE OF ALCOHOL PROHIBITED.  WITHIN  EVERY
 MUNICIPALITY  WHICH  HAD  A  REFERENDUM  TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF ALCOHOL
 UNDER THE FORMER ARTICLE NINE OF THIS CHAPTER THE SALE OF ALCOHOL  SHALL
 BE  LAWFUL.  NO  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL  ENACT ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, OR
 RESOLUTION WHICH PROHIBITS THE SALE OF ALCOHOL WITHIN  THE  ENTIRETY  OF
 SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   § 2.  Article 9 of the alcoholic beverage control law is REPEALED.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02585-01-3

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