New York A 10088: Requires require prospective licensees of cannabis licenses to submit a formal attestation of compliance with local zoning laws, land-use regulations, and municipal code requirements

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A10088 Summary:

BILL NOA10088A

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SAME ASSAME AS S10347-A

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SPONSORKassay

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COSPNSRSchiavoni, Conrad, Brown K

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Amd §§61 & 76, Cannabis L

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Requires prospective licensees of cannabis licenses to submit a formal attestation of compliance with local zoning laws, land-use regulations, and municipal code requirements and proof of local municipal compliance to the Cannabis Control Board when applying for an OCM Cannabis license, and give municipalities the ability to request an extension of time to submit an opinion on the prospective licensee application.

Go to top A10088 Actions:

BILL NOA10088A

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01/30/2026referred to economic development

05/14/2026amend (t) and recommit to economic development

05/14/2026print number 10088a

05/19/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA10088 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Chair:Stirpe 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules StirpeAyeFriendAye

MagnarelliAyeMorinelloAye

LupardoAyeLemondesAye

HyndmanAyeBrownAye

SternAyeBeephanAye

TapiaAyePirozzoloAye

LucasAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

CunninghamAyeBolognaAye

SimoneAye

ZaccaroAye

DaisAye

GriffinAye

TorresAye

HooksAye

LasherAbsent

KayAye

WrightExcused

KassayAye

Go to topA10088 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10088 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10088--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY, SCHIAVONI, CONRAD, K. BROWN -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to requiring prospective
 licensees of cannabis licenses to submit a formal attestation of
 compliance with local zoning laws, land-use regulations, and municipal
 code requirements and proof of local municipal compliance to the
 Cannabis Control Board when applying for an OCM Cannabis license, and
 give municipalities the ability to request an extension of time to
 submit an opinion on the prospective licensee application

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 61 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. As a condition of eligibility for any license issued pursuant to
 4 this article, an applicant shall submit formal attestation affirming
 5 that the applicant's proposed premises, as identified by the section,
 6 lot, and block, and the planned uses for the premises are in compliance
 7 with all applicable local zoning laws, land-use regulations, and munici-
 8 pal code requirements. The applicant shall submit, in a form prescribed
 9 by the board, attestation of compliance with the laws set forth by the
 10 governing municipality in which the premises would be located, including
 11 but not limited to certifications of zoning compliance, necessary local
 12 permits, or other documentation as required by the municipality. The
 13 board shall not consider or approve any application lacking such attes-
 14 tation of municipal compliance.
 15 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 76 of the cannabis law is amended to
 16 read as follows:
 17 4. When a city, town, or village, and in New York city a community
 18 board, expresses an opinion for or against the granting of such regis-
 19 tration, license or permit application, any such opinion shall be deemed
 20 part of the record upon which the office makes its recommendation to the
 21 board to grant or deny the application and the board shall respond in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14151-02-6

 A. 10088--A 2

 1 writing to such city, town, village or community board with an explana-
 2 tion of how such opinion was considered in the granting or denial of an
 3 application; provided where a city, town, village or community board
 4 request the board for an extension of time to submit an opinion due to
 5 the applicant's notification not being addressed directly to the clerk
 6 of the city, town, village or communit