Bill > S08328

This bill creates a specific exemption to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law that allows alcohol sales on a precisely defined parcel of land located in the city of Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, which would otherwise be prohibited due to its proximity to a place of worship. The exemption involves a detailed property description that includes specific boundary measurements and references to surrounding properties like the Empire Theatre and Plaza Hotel. The bill provides an extremely precise legal description of the property, including exact angles, distances, and property lines, effectively carving out a specific geographic exception to the standard prohibition on alcohol sales near churches. The legislation includes additional nuanced details such as reserving right-of-way access and excluding an underground passageway from the exemption. By creating this targeted exemption, the bill allows for potential alcohol-related business activities on this specific piece of property that would have previously been restricted by existing distance regulations. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage, meaning the exemption would be in place as soon as it is signed into law.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8328