Bill Text: CT SB00880 | 2013 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Municipal Police Departments And The Renewal Of Certain Alcoholic Liquor Permits.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-28 - Signed by the Governor [SB00880 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00880-Chaptered.html
Substitute Senate Bill No. 880
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE RENEWAL OF CERTAIN ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR PERMITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 1 of special act 11-14 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
(a) From January 1, 2012, until [December 31, 2013] June 30, 2014, there is established a pilot program in the city of New Haven regarding certain liquor permit applications. Under the pilot program, any person who makes a liquor permit application pursuant to section 30-39 of the general statutes for a liquor permit that allows on-premises serving or consumption of alcoholic liquor in said city shall simultaneously give written notice of such liquor permit application to the chief law enforcement official in said city or to such chief law enforcement official's designee. Said chief law enforcement official or his or her designee may respond in writing, not later than fifteen days after receipt of said notice, to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with comments about the application that is the subject of said notice. The Department of Consumer Protection shall consider any written comments offered by said chief law enforcement official or his or her designee prior to issuing such applicant a liquor permit or a liquor permit renewal.
(b) Not later than February 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to local government, public safety and security and alcoholic beverages. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The number of written comments submitted by the chief law enforcement official of the city of New Haven, or his or her designee, under subsection (a) of this section; (2) copies of such written comments, if any; (3) a summary of actions taken by the Department of Consumer Protection regarding the granting or denial of any liquor permit application subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section; and (4) said commissioner's conclusions and recommendations, after consultation with said chief law enforcement official, or his or her designee, regarding the continuance of the notice requirement contained in subsection (a) of this section.