Requires the state liquor authority to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of an application for a liquor license in their district.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6929
SPONSOR: Zaccaro TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
requiring notice to state elected officials upon receipt of applications
for certain licenses issued by the state liquor authority
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would require notice to be provided to state elected officials
upon receipt of an application for a liquor license.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new
section § 110-d which requires the State Liquor Authority to provide
written notice to the members of the State Assembly and Senate repres-
enting the district in which the premises is located or proposed to be
located, within thirty days of receipt of a completed application,
informing them that the application was received by the Authority.
Section 2. Effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Existing alcoholic beverage control law requires applicants for a liquor
license to notify the local municipality of their intent to apply. This
pre-application notice enables local officials to stay informed and
provide updates to their constituents. To enhance transparency, this
bill requires that the New York State Liquor Authority notify state
assembly and senate members representing the relevant district within
thirty days of receiving a completed application for a liquor license,
providing state lawmakers with timely updates on liquor license applica-
tions in their district.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect the thirtieth day after it shall have become
a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6929
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 18, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
requiring notice to state elected officials upon receipt of applica-
tions for certain licenses issued by the state liquor authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a
2 new section 110-d to read as follows:
3 § 110-d. Notification to legislative members. The authority shall,
4 within thirty days of the receipt of a completed application for which
5 notice to municipalities is required under section one hundred ten-b of
6 this article, provide written notice to the members of the state assem-
7 bly and senate who represent the district in which the premises is
8 located or is proposed to be located, that the application was received
9 by the authority.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
11 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11061-01-5
