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A00840 Summary:

BILL NOA00840 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKim

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COSPNSRLucas, Seawright, Carroll R, Reyes

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §110-d, amd §131, ABC L

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Authorizes the liquor authority to establish a liaison with each community board in the city of New York for matters relating to license or permit issuance, renewal, modification and alteration; clarifies the powers and duties of the New York alcoholic beverage control problem premises task force.

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BILL NOA00840 

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01/08/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 840

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. KIM, LUCAS, SEAWRIGHT, R. CARROLL, REYES -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
 authorizing the establishment of a liaison between the state liquor
 authority and local community boards, and the New York alcoholic
 beverage control problem premises task force

 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. Community liaison. 1. The authority is authorized to desig-
 4 nate a community liaison for each community board located in the city of
 5 New York.
 6 2. The community liaison, upon request of a community board, shall
 7 ensure that such board receives all or a select number of notifications
 8 of relevant license and permit applications, hearing notices and license
 9 or permit application dispositions related to license or permit issu-
 10 ance, renewal, modifications or alterations that are required under the
 11 provisions of this chapter.
 12 3. The community liaison shall:
 13 (a) attend a meeting of the community board, upon the request of such
 14 board, acting as the liaison;
 15 (b) attend, at least once each year, upon the request of each communi-
 16 ty board, a meeting of such board, to help build a knowledgeable and
 17 meaningful relationship between the authority and such board, and to
 18 understand the issues faced by the surrounding community;
 19 (c) submit reports to the authority with respect to issues or concerns
 20 raised by such board; and
 21 (d) upon request of the community board, notify such board of regular-
 22 ly scheduled meetings of the authority that could be of interest to such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01880-01-5

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 1 board and provide an agenda for such meeting at least fifteen days prior
 2 to the meeting.
 3 § 2. Section 131 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as added by
 4 section 1 of part J of chapter 56 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
 5 read as follows:
 6 § 131. New York alcoholic beverage control problem premises task
 7 force. 1. There is hereby created within the authority the New York
 8 alcoholic beverage control problem premises task force (hereinafter
 9 "task force"), which shall consist of employees of the authority as
 10 designated by the members of the authority, provided however, that the
 11 task force shall include at least one investigator each from the Albany
 12 office, [one investigator from] the Buffalo office, and [one investi-
 13 gator from] the New York city office.
 14 2. In any case where the authority receives notification from the
 15 mayor, chief of police, police commissioner, sheriff, or local legisla-
 16 tive body of any city, town or village which certifies that continued
 17 operation of an on-premises establishment poses [a] an actual or poten-
 18 tially significant threat to the public health, safety, or welfare
 19 [requiring] of the surrounding community that requires immediate action,
 20 the authority shall assign responsibility for conducting an investi-
 21 gation concerning such premises to the task force. In the