New York S 7003: Authorizes the state liquor authority to issue licenses to new premises for the sale of liquor where such premises is within two hundred feet of a place of worship, or where three or more such premises exist

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S07003 Summary:

BILL NOS07003 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05387

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§64, 64-a, 64-b, 64-c & 64-d, ABC L

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Authorizes the state liquor authority to issue licenses to new premises for the sale of liquor where such premises is located within two hundred feet of a place of worship and such place of worship has given approval, or where three or more such premises exist in counties of a certain population.

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BILL NOS07003 

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03/28/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7003

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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
 authorizing the liquor authority to issue licenses to new premises for
 the sale of liquor where such premises is within two hundred feet of a
 place of worship, or where three or more such premises already exist
 in counties of a certain population

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (f) of subdivision 7 of section 64
 2 of the alcoholic beverage control law, paragraphs (a) and (b) as amended
 3 by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009 and paragraph (f) as amended by chap-
 4 ter 185 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
 5 (a) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
 6 building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other
 7 place of worship; provided, however, that the authority may issue a
 8 retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises that is within
 9 two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church,
 10 synagogue or other place of worship if the owner or administrator of
 11 such school, church, synagogue or other place of worship affirmatively
 12 states support for the issuance of such a license; or
 13 (b) in a [city, town or village having a population of twenty thousand
 14 or more] county having a population between one million six hundred
 15 thousand and one million seven hundred thousand as of the two thousand
 16 twenty census as conducted by the United States department of commerce
 17 within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises licensed and
 18 operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four-a, sixty-
 19 four-b, sixty-four-c, and/or sixty-four-d of this article;
 20 (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subdivi-
 21 sion, in a county having a population between one million six hundred

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08167-01-5

 S. 7003 2

 1 thousand and one million seven hundred thousand as of the two thousand
 2 twenty census as conducted by the United States department of commerce,
 3 the authority may issue a license pursuant to this section for a prem-
 4 ises which shall be within five hundred feet of three or more existing
 5 premises licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections
 6 sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, and/or sixty-four-d of this
 7 article if, after consultation with the municipality or community board,
 8 it determines that granting such license would be in the public inter-
 9 est. Before it may issue any such license, the authority shall conduct a
 10 hearing, upon notice to the applicant and the municipality or community
 11 board, and shall state and file in its office its reasons therefor. The
 12 hearing may be rescheduled, adjourned or continued, and the authority
 13 shall give notice to the applicant and the municipality or community
 14 board of any such rescheduled, adjourned or continued hearing. Before
 15 the authority issues any said license, the authority or one or more