New York A 7500: Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds

Status: REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 7500

Sponsors: J. Gary Pretlow

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A07500 Summary:

BILL NOA07500 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPretlow

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Add §397-c, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds; defines "billboard".

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03/28/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7500

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to billboards
 advertising alcoholic beverages

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 397-c to read as follows:
 3 § 397-c. Billboards advertising alcoholic beverages. No billboard
 4 advertising any alcoholic beverage shall be erected or maintained within
 5 one thousand feet of:
 6 1. any public or private elementary or secondary school; or
 7 2. any playground adjacent to or within one thousand feet of any
 8 private or public elementary or secondary school.
 9 For purposes of this section, the term "billboard" shall include any
 10 billboard, sign, notice, poster, display or other stationary device
 11 intended to attract or which does attract the attention of operators of
 12 motor vehicles or pedestrians.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 14 law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10757-01-5

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