New York S 7407: Ensures that the provisions governing liquor licenses are consistent with respect to public interest factors

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S07407 Summary:

BILL NOS07407 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10995

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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COSPNSRJACKSON

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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.

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BILL NOS07407 

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04/15/2025REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7407

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
 opment and Small Business

 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 interest will be
 12 promoted by the granting of licenses and permits for the sale of alco-
 13 holic beverages at a particular unlicensed location:
 14 (a) the number, classes and character of licenses in proximity to the
 15 location and in the particular municipality or subdivision thereof;
 16 (b) evidence that applicants have secured all necessary licenses and
 17 permits from the state and all other governing bodies;
 18 (c) the effect that the granting of the license will have on vehicular
 19 traffic and parking in the proximity of the location;
 20 (d) the existing noise level at the location and any increase in noise
 21 level that would be generated by the proposed premises;
 22 (e) the history of liquor violations and reported criminal activity at
 23 the proposed premises;
 24 (f) history of building and fire violations at any businesses owned
 25 and/