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Assembly Bill A790

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes an illegal cannabis retailer directory

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2025-A790 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-b, Cannabis L

2025-A790 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of cannabis management to establish an illegal cannabis retailer directory.

2025-A790 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    790
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation  to  creating  an  illegal
   cannabis retailer directory
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The cannabis law is amended by adding a new  section  131-b
 to read as follows:
   §  131-B.  ILLEGAL  CANNABIS  RETAILER  DIRECTORY. 1. THE OFFICE SHALL
 DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A DIRECTORY OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED  BY
 THE OFFICE OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES AS A RESULT OF A TEMPORARY CLOSING ORDER
 OR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. SUCH DIRECTORY SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOW-
 ING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH SUCH BUSINESS;
   (B) THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS OWNER;
   (C) THE NAME OF THE BUILDING OWNER;
   (D) THE DATE EACH BUSINESS WAS PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY CLOSED;
   (E)  THE  DATE OF THE MOST RECENT ACTION TAKEN AGAINST EACH SUCH BUSI-
 NESS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HEARINGS,  DETERMINATIONS  MADE  BY
 THE COURT, AND THE ISSUANCE OF PENALTIES OR VIOLATIONS; AND
   (F)  A  LIST  OF ANY PENALTIES OR VIOLATIONS ISSUED TO EACH SUCH BUSI-
 NESS.
   2. SUCH DIRECTORY SHALL BE UPDATED ON A WEEKLY BASIS  AND  THE  OFFICE
 SHALL  WORK  WITH  APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE
 SUCH DIRECTORY CONTAINS ACCURATE INFORMATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02575-01-5

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