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Assembly Bill A7722

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing notice to elected officials upon receipt of application for a cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license

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2023-A7722 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8912
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §61, Cannabis L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A35, S1765

2023-A7722 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district.

2023-A7722 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7722
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to notice to elected offi-
   cials upon receipt of certain applications
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 61 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. THE BOARD SHALL, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF  A  COMPLETED
 APPLICATION  FOR  AN ADULT-USE RETAIL DISPENSARY LICENSE OR AN ADULT-USE
 ON-SITE CONSUMPTION LICENSE, PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO  THE  MEMBERS  OF
 THE  STATE  ASSEMBLY  AND SENATE WHO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE
 PREMISES OF THE PROPOSED DISPENSARY OR ON-SITE CONSUMPTION ESTABLISHMENT
 IS LOCATED, THAT THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  canna-
 bis  control board shall provide the notice required by subdivision 4 of
 section 61 of the cannabis law as added by section one of this  act  for
 any  completed  application which is pending as of the effective date of
 this act.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11703-02-3

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