New York A 10869: Enacts the "responsible neighborhood preservation act"

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A10869 Summary:

BILL NOA10869 

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Enacts the "responsible neighborhood preservation act" in relation to establishing adjusted closing hours for certain licensed premises due to recurring law enforcement interventions.

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BILL NOA10869 

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04/08/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10869

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
 establishing closing hours for certain licensed premises due to recur-
 ring law enforcement interventions

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "responsible neighborhood preservation act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 4 declares that the operation of licensed premises for the sale of alco-
 5 holic beverages can have a significant impact on the quality of life in
 6 the neighborhoods where such premises are located. The legislature
 7 further finds that repeated law enforcement interventions at the same
 8 premises can be indicative of management practices that are detrimental
 9 to the health, safety, and welfare of the community. It is, therefore,
 10 the intent of the legislature to encourage the responsible operation of
 11 such premises and to provide for the mitigation of adverse impacts on
 12 the community.
 13 § 3. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new
 14 section 132 to read as follows:
 15 § 132. Adjustment of closing hours following recurring law enforcement
 16 response. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regu-
 17 lation to the contrary, any premises licensed under this chapter that
 18 has required a response by law enforcement officers on more than three
 19 separate occasions in any one calendar month shall have its closing
 20 hours adjusted to no later than midnight on all days of the week, for a
 21 period of no less than six months.
 22 2. For the purposes of this section, a "response by law enforcement
 23 officers" shall mean any instance where law enforcement officers are
 24 dispatched to the licensed premises in response to a call or complaint
 25 alleging activities including, but not limited to, disorderly conduct,
 26 noise violations, fights, disturbances, public intoxication, or other
 27 criminal activity.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14285-01-5

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 1 3. The state liquor authority shall promulgate rules and regulations
 2 necessary for the enforcement of this section, including but not limited
 3 to the establishment of a process for documenting and verifying law
 4 enforcement responses and a process for the licensed premises to appeal
 5 the adjustment of closing hours.
 6 4. The provisions of this section shall apply to all premises licensed
 7 under this chapter located in the state of New York.
 8 § 4. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 9 sion, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 10 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 11 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
 12 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 13 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 14 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 15 the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such
 16 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
 17 § 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 18 have become a law; provided, however, that the state liquor authority is
 19 authorized and directed to promulgate rules and reg