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S 6607: Prohibits the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or canceling a retail licensee's license without a hearing when the holder of the license was issued a summons for a violation that is unrelated to the sale or consumption of alcohol on premises.
What S 6607 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to protect retail licensees from having their licenses revoked, suspended, or canceled without a hearing. A licensee can be summoned for a violation unrelated to the sale or consumption of alcohol on the premises. If a summons is issued, the licensee must be provided with a hearing opportunity to explain why their license should not be revoked, suspended, or canceled. If a hearing is not provided within 30 days, the liquor authority cannot take further action to revoke, suspend, or cancel the license until the summons is adjudicated in court. The bill takes effect immediately and applies to all summons issued on or after the effective date.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6607
- What is the current status of S 6607?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6607 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 INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 6607 pass?
- Not yet. S 6607 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6607, and where is it now?
- S 6607 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 276 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6607 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 prohibiting the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or cancel- ing certain liquor licenses without a hearing The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 119 of the alcoholic beverage control law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3 3-a. The liquor authority shall not revoke, suspend, or cancel the 4 license of a retail licensee for on-premises consumption that was issued 5 a summons for a violation that is unrelated to the sale or consumption 6 of alcohol on the premises of such licensee without providing the licen- 7 see a hearing or other opportunity to be heard on why such license 8 should not be revoked, suspended, or canceled. If a hearing is not 9 provided to such licensee within thirty days of service of such summons, 10 the liquor authority shall not take any further action to revoke, 11 suspend, or cancel such license until such summons has been adjudicated 12 in court. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 14 summons issued on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06788-01-5
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