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S 7683: Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church for a certain premises located in the county of Ontario.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified September 28, 2025

What S 7683 does, verified September 28, 2025

The proposed law aims to exempt certain properties from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church. The exemption applies to premises located within 200 feet of a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship. The exemption is limited to a specific parcel of land in the village of Phelps, town of Phelps, county of Ontario. The parcel of land is described by a map prepared by David M. Clark, and its boundaries are more particularly described in five courses and distances. The law takes effect immediately.

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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.351 (2025-08-22)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7683
What is the current status of S 7683?
As of September 28, 2025, S 7683 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 22, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.351".
Did S 7683 pass?
Yes. S 7683 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 22, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
Who wrote S 7683, and where is it now?
S 7683 was authored by Sen. Pamela Helming.
Recent actions12 total · showing 5
Aug. 22, 2025SIGNED CHAP.351
Aug. 15, 2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
Jun. 13, 2025returned to senate
Jun. 13, 2025passed assembly
Jun. 13, 2025ordered to third reading rules cal.677
Full action history, 7 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 29, 2025 · 635 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7683 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE April 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alcoholic beverage 2 control law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e-17) to read as 3 follows: 4 (e-17) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdi- 5 vision, the authority may issue a retail license for on-premises 6 consumption for a premises which shall be located within two hundred 7 feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue 8 or other place of worship, provided such premises constitutes a premises 9 for the sale of food or beverages at retail for consumption on the prem- 10 ises located wholly within the boundaries of the county of Ontario, 11 bounded and described as follows: 12 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Phelps Gorham Tract, 13 Township 11, Range 1, Village of Phelps, Town of Phelps, County of 14 Ontario, and State of New York, all of which is shown on a map prepared 15 by David M. Clark, PLS entitled "Instrument Survey of Lands of Patricia 16 R. Quigley" last dated November 4, 1995, Job No. 218.00, and being more 17 particularly described as follows: 18 BEGINNING at a point in the apparent easterly street line of Church 19 Street at the southwest corner of lands of Harold E. and Wilma B. Neff 20 (Liber 684, Page 884), said point being 177 feet, more or less, south of 21 the new existing southerly curb line of Main Stret thence the following 22 five courses and distances: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11708-01-5 

 S. 7683 2 1 1. Thence, South 14-43-39 West along the apparent easterly street line 2 of Church Street, a distance of 23.78 feet to a point at the northwest 3 corner of lands of John F. Riley (Liber 951, Page 172); 4 2. Thence, South 74-38-00 East along the northerly line of lands of 5 John F. Riley (liber 951, Page 172) a distance of 101.45 feet to an iron 6 pin at the northeast corner of lands of said John F. Riley; 7 3. Thence, North 59-48-26- East along the westerly line of lands of 8 Stephen T. Calloway (Liber 840, Page 384 a distance of 2.48 feet to an 9 iron pin set: 10 4. Thence, North 38-12-53 East along the westerly line of lands of 11 said Stephen T. Calloway and the westerly line of lands of the Town of 12 Phelps (liber 858, Page 5) a distance of 25.12 feet to an iron pine set 13 at the southwest corner of lands of Harold E. and Wilma B. Neff (liber 14 682, Page 914); and 15 5. Thence, North 75-10-57 West along the southerly line of lands of 16 said Harold E. and Wilma B. Neff (Liber 682, P914) and along the south- 17 erly face of the building of lands of said Harold E. and Wilma B. Neff 18 (L684, P884) a distance of 113.21 feet to a point in the apparent street 19 line of Church Street, said point being the point and place of begin- 20 ning. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 

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