New York Assembly Bill 1944 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to economic development
Pending: Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Extends the size of areas for which granting on-premises retail licenses is restricted: extends from 200 feet to 350 feet the area around certain listed buildings (i.e., any building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship) in which a retail license for on-premises consumption may not be granted, and adds community center and senior citizens' center to list of protected buildings around which such licenses are so restricted; for cities, towns and villages of 20,000 or more, increases the distance from 3 or more existing premises for which a license for a premises cannot be granted except under certain limited specified circumstances (i.e., changes current rule that a retail license for on-premises consumption shall not be granted for a premises that is within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises, to provide that a retail license for on-premises consumption shall not be granted for a premises that is within 650 feet of 3 or more existing premises); provides that with respect to the limited, specified circumstances under which a license may be granted for a premises located within 650 feet of 3 or more of existing premises, an on-site visit by the authority to investigate the premises seeking the license and the surrounding neighborhood is required.

Extends the size of areas for which granting on-premises retail licenses is restricted: extends from 200 feet to 350 feet the area around certain listed buildings (i.e., any building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship) in which a retail license for on-premises consumption may not be granted, and adds community center and senior citizens' center to list of protected buildings around which such licenses are so restricted; for cities, towns and villages of 20,000 or more, increases the distance from 3 or more existing premises for which a license for a premises cannot be granted except under certain limited specified circumstances (i.e., changes current rule that a retail license for on-premises consumption shall not be granted for a premises that is within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises, to provide that a retail license for on-premises consumption shall not be granted for a premises that is within 650 feet of 3 or more existing premises); provides that with respect to the limited, specified circumstances under which a license may be granted for a premises located within 650 feet of 3 or more of existing premises, an on-site visit by the authority to investigate the premises seeking the license and the surrounding neighborhood is required.

Asm. Joseph Lentol [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-08	Assembly	referred to economic development
2019-01-18	Assembly	referred to economic development

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A1944
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01944&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01944