Senate Bill S4627

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or canceling certain liquor licenses without a hearing

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Current 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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2023-S4627 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5659
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6023, A7041

2023-S4627 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or canceling a retail licensee's license without a hearing when the holder of the license was issued a summons for a violation that is unrelated to the sale or consumption of alcohol on premises.

2023-S4627 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4627
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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
   prohibiting the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or cancel-
   ing certain liquor licenses without a hearing

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 119  of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  THE  LIQUOR  AUTHORITY  SHALL NOT REVOKE, SUSPEND, OR CANCEL THE
 LICENSE OF A RETAIL LICENSEE FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION THAT WAS ISSUED
 A SUMMONS FOR A VIOLATION THAT IS UNRELATED TO THE SALE  OR  CONSUMPTION
 OF ALCOHOL ON THE PREMISES OF SUCH LICENSEE WITHOUT PROVIDING THE LICEN-
 SEE  A  HEARING  OR  OTHER  OPPORTUNITY  TO BE HEARD ON WHY SUCH LICENSE
 SHOULD NOT BE REVOKED, SUSPENDED, OR  CANCELED.  IF  A  HEARING  IS  NOT
 PROVIDED TO SUCH LICENSEE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS,
 THE  LIQUOR  AUTHORITY  SHALL  NOT  TAKE  ANY  FURTHER ACTION TO REVOKE,
 SUSPEND, OR CANCEL SUCH LICENSE UNTIL SUCH SUMMONS HAS BEEN  ADJUDICATED
 IN COURT.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 summons issued on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08140-01-3

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