New York S 8469: Relates to the proximity of an adult-use retail dispensary licensee's business location to a school

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S08469 Summary:

BILL NOS08469 

&nbsp

SAME ASNo Same As

&nbsp

SPONSORSEPULVEDA

&nbsp

COSPNSRFAHY, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §72, Cannabis L

&nbsp

Provides that a licensee for an adult-use retail dispensary whose license was approved by the office prior to July twenty-eighth, two thousand twenty-five, and whose business location was found to be in compliance with standards used by the office at the time of such approval, regardless of such business location's proximity to a school property line, shall be deemed compliant for purposes of license renewal and continued operation at such location.

Go to top S08469 Actions:

BILL NOS08469 

&nbsp

08/04/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Go to topS08469 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS08469 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topS08469 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8469

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 August 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to the proximity of an
 adult-use retail dispensary licensee's business location to a school

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

 1 Section 1. Section 72 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision six of this section
 4 or any other law to the contrary, any licensee for an adult-use retail
 5 dispensary whose initial license was approved by the office prior to
 6 July twenty-eighth, two thousand twenty-five, and whose business
 7 location was found at the time of such approval to be in compliance with
 8 standards used by the office at such time, regardless of such business
 9 location's actual proximity to a school property line, shall be deemed
 10 compliant for the purposes of license renewal and continued operation at
 11 such location, provided that:
 12 (a) such licensee has not otherwise violated any provision of this
 13 chapter or applicable regulations; and
 14 (b) such licensee remains in good standing with the office.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13586-01-5

Go to top 

• 

 Sitemap 

 Request Information 

 Directions and Maps