| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2025 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S1765
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 34th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
Actions
2025-S1765 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A35
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Cannabis Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §61, Cannabis L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S8912, A7722
2025-S1765 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1765
SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the cannabis law, in relation to notice to elected offi-
cials upon receipt of certain applications
PURPOSE:
To provide notice to elected officials upon receipt of application for a
cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 requires the cannabis control board to provide written notice
within thirty days upon receipt of a completed application for an
adult-use retail dispensary license or an adult-use on-site consumption
license to members of the state assembly and senate who represent the
district in which the proposed dispensary or on-site consumption estab-
lishment is located.
2025-S1765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1765
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
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.
LBD00448-01-5
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