New York A 6691: Prohibits trustees and members of a board of education from voting on matters before the board which affect a family member of the trustee or board member

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A06691 Summary:

BILL NOA06691 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07407

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SPONSOREpstein

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COSPNSRBurdick

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§64, 64-a, 64-b & 64-c, ABC L

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Ensures that the provisions governing liquor licenses are consistent with respect to public interest factors.

Go to top A06691 Actions:

BILL NOA06691 

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03/06/2025referred to economic development

05/20/2025reported referred to rules

05/27/2025reported 

05/27/2025rules report cal.268

05/27/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.268

Go to topA06691 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Chair:Stirpe 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:17/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules StirpeAyeFriendNay

MagnarelliAyeMorinelloNay

LupardoAyeLemondesNay

HyndmanAyeBrownAbsent

SternAyeBeephanNay

TapiaAyePirozzoloExcused

LucasAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

CunninghamAyeBolognaNay

SimoneAye

ZaccaroAye

DaisAye

GriffinAye

TorresAye

HooksAye

LasherExcused

KayAye

WrightAye

KassayAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:18/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyExcused

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA06691 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06691 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6691

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
 making the provisions governing the various on-premises liquor
 licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors that may
 be considered by the state liquor authority when evaluating the merits
 of a license application

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6-a of section 64 of the alcoholic beverage
 2 control law, as added by chapter 670 of the laws of 1993, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 6-a. The authority may consider [any or] all of the following in
 5 determining whether public convenience and advantage and the public
 6 interest will be promoted by the granting of licenses and permits for
 7 the sale of alcoholic beverages at a particular unlicensed location:
 8 (a) [The] the number, classes and character of licenses in proximity
 9 to the location and in the particular municipality or subdivision there-
 10 of[.];
 11 (b) [Evidence] evidence that all necessary licenses and permits have
 12 been obtained from the state and all other governing bodies[.];
 13 (c) [Effect] effect of the grant of the license on vehicular traffic
 14 and parking in proximity to the location[.];
 15 (d) [The] the existing noise level at the location and any increase in
 16 noise level that would be generated by the proposed premises[.];
 17 (e) [The] the history of liquor violations and reported criminal
 18 activity at the proposed premises[.];
 19 (f) history of building and fire violations at any businesses owned
 20 and/or operated by the applicant;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00561-01-5

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 1 (g) history of formal communication from the municipality or community
 2 board made pursuant to this chapter for businesses owned and/or operated
 3 by the applicant; and
 4 (h) [Any] any other factors specified by law or regulation that are
 5 relevant to determine the public convenience and advantage [and public
 6 interest of the community] and necessary to find that the granting of
 7 such license shall be in the public interest.
 8 § 2. Section 64-a of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by
 9 adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 10 6-a. The authority may consider all of the following in determining
 11 whether public convenience and advantage and the public inte