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NY S08477
Bill
Status
Introduced
8/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Stec
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AI Summary
- Creates an exception to the 200-foot distance requirement between alcohol-serving establishments and schools, churches, synagogues, or other places of worship for on-premises consumption licenses
- Allows the State Liquor Authority to issue licenses within the 200-foot restricted zone if the owner or administrator of the nearby school or religious institution affirmatively supports the license
- Applies to multiple license types including retail licenses, special licenses, bottle club licenses, restaurant-brewer licenses, and cabaret licenses
- Excludes New York City from this exception, limiting the provision to areas outside cities with populations of one million or more
- Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Relates to the provision of on-premises alcohol consumption licenses; provides such licenses may be provided if the owner or administrator of a school, church, or other place of worship affirmatively provides support for the issuance of such license and such license would have been denied only for the proximity to such buildings.
Last Action
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business1/7/2026
Rules8/15/2025
Full Bill Text
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