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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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104
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
requiring the chair of the state liquor authority to make certain
quarterly reports
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 18 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended
2 by adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
3 16. (A) TO MAKE QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
4 OF THE AUTHORITY'S ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE PRECEDING QUARTER.
5 SUCH REPORT SHALL BE MADE WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE END OF EACH
6 QUARTER AND POSTED TO THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE AND THE STATE'S OPEN DATA
7 PORTAL, IN A MACHINE-READABLE FORMAT. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE: (I)
8 INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS AGGREGATED STATEWIDE, AS WELL
9 AS DISAGGREGATED BY COUNTY, SENATE AND ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS, (II) THE
10 CONDUCT OR COMPLAINT THAT RESULTED IN SUCH INSPECTIONS, (III) INFORMA-
11 TION ON THE DURATION OF INSPECTIONS, INCLUDING THE TIME EACH INSPECTION
12 COMMENCES AND THE AVERAGE TIME SPENT INSIDE EACH ESTABLISHMENT, (IV) ANY
13 SUMMONSES ISSUED, AND THE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH SUMMONSES, AND
14 FINES OR PENALTIES INCURRED AS A RESULT, AND (V) INFORMATION ON ESTAB-
15 LISHMENT CLOSURES AS A RESULT OF SUMMONSES ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUCH
16 INSPECTIONS, INCLUDING THE AVERAGE DURATION OF SUCH CLOSURES.
17 (B) NO INFORMATION THAT IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED PURSUANT
18 TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE REPORTED IN A MANNER THAT WOULD VIOLATE ANY
19 APPLICABLE PROVISION OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW RELATING TO THE
20 PRIVACY OF INFORMATION.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
22 ing the date on which it shall have become a law, provided, however that
23 the amendments to section 18 of the alcoholic beverage control law made
24 by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
25 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00275-01-5