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A 7535: Removes the requirement of the state liquor authority to have not more than two members of the authority belong to the same political party.
What A 7535 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to ensure that the state liquor authority has at least two members from different political parties. The current system allows the governor to appoint all members of the authority, which could result in all members belonging to the same party. This bill changes the appointment process to require at least two members to be from different parties. The existing board members will continue to serve until their terms expire, and new members will be appointed for a three-year term. The compensation for commissioners will be $260 per day, plus expenses, and the chairperson will receive an annual salary established by the executive law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7535
- What is the current status of A 7535?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7535 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to economic development".
- Did A 7535 pass?
- Not yet. A 7535 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7535, and where is it now?
- A 7535 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce & Industry.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 368 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7535 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to removing the requirement of the state liquor authority to have not more than two members of the authority belong to the same political party The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 11 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as 2 amended by section 2 of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2011, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 § 11. Appointment of authority. The members of the authority shall be 5 appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the 6 senate. [Not more than two members of the authority shall belong to the7same political party.] The [chairman] chairperson of the state alcoholic 8 beverage control board heretofore appointed and designated by the gover- 9 nor and the remaining members of such board heretofore appointed by the 10 governor shall continue to serve as [chairman] chairperson and members 11 of the authority until the expiration of the respective terms for which 12 they were appointed. Upon the expiration of such respective terms the 13 successors of such [chairman] chairperson and members shall be appointed 14 to serve for a term of three years each and until their successors have 15 been appointed and qualified. The commissioners, other than the [chair-16man] chairperson shall, when performing the work of the authority, be 17 compensated at a rate of two hundred sixty dollars per day, together 18 with an allowance for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the 19 discharge of their duties. The [chairman] chairperson shall receive an 20 annual salary established in section one hundred sixty-nine of the exec- 21 utive law. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02199-01-5
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