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Senate Bill S8913B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to limiting prohibitions of advertising of cannabis products or services on billboards

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2025-S8913 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9622
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §86, Cannabis L

2025-S8913 - Summary

Relates to specific types of prohibited advertising of cannabis products or services on billboards.

2025-S8913 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8913 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8913
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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  limiting  prohibitions
   of advertising of cannabis products or services on billboards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 2 of section 86 of the  canna-
 bis law is amended to read as follows:
   (k)  is  in  the  form  of a billboard THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF
 PARAGRAPH (A), (B), (C), (D) OR (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR PARAGRAPH (A)
 OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION OR THAT INCLUDES ANY  CANNA-
 BIS BRAND INFORMATION; or
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14352-01-6

2025-S8913A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9622
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §86, Cannabis L

2025-S8913A - Summary

Relates to specific types of prohibited advertising of cannabis products or services on billboards.

2025-S8913A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8913A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8913--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the cannabis law, in relation to limiting prohibitions
   of advertising of cannabis products or services on billboards

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 2 of section 86 of the canna-
 bis law is amended to read as follows:
   (k) is in the form of a billboard  THAT  VIOLATES  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 PARAGRAPH  (A),  (B),  (C), (D), (E) OR (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION OR  THAT  INCLUDES
 ANY CANNABIS BRAND INFORMATION; or
   §  2.  Section  86  of  the  cannabis law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 2-a and 2-b to read as follows:
   2-A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION A BILLBOARD SHALL MEAN ANY OFF-PREM-
 ISES SIGNAGE, OF ANY SIZE OR ANY LOCATION. NO BILLBOARD SHALL BE PERMIT-
 TED THAT DOES NOT ADVERTISE A LICENSEE. A LICENSEE SHALL NOT PERMIT  THE
 USE OF THEIR TRADEMARKS, BRANDS, NAMES, LOCATIONS, OR OTHER DISTINGUISH-
 ING  CHARACTERISTICS FOR THIRD-PARTY USE ON ADVERTISING IN A MANNER THAT
 DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION.
 ON  AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, ANY BILLBOARD SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO PROVIDE AT MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) A LICENSEE'S NAME, LOGO, ENTITY NAME, OR DOING BUSINESS AS NAME;
   (B) AN ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, WEBSITE URL OR QR CODE;
   (C) THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS FOR WHICH THE ENTITY IS LICENSED; AND
   (D) DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION TO ALLOW A CONSUMER TO LOCATE SUCH  LICEN-
 SEE.
   2-B.  A  BILLBOARD WHICH ADVERTISES A LICENSEE IN THE MANNER PERMITTED
 IN SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION, WHICH HAS BEEN IN PLACE  PRIOR  TO
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
 WHICH  ADDED THIS SUBDIVISION MAY CONTINUE, AND ANY NEW BILLBOARD PLACED
 AFTER SUCH DATE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION  TWO-A
 OF  THIS  SECTION. REGULATIONS OR GUIDANCE MAY BE ISSUED IN A MANNER NOT
 INCONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8913B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9622
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §86, Cannabis L

2025-S8913B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to specific types of prohibited advertising of cannabis products or services on billboards.

2025-S8913B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8913--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to  limiting  prohibitions
   of advertising of cannabis products or services on billboards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 2 of section 86 of the  canna-
 bis law is amended to read as follows:
   (k)  is  in  the  form  of a billboard THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF
 PARAGRAPH (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) OR (I) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  OR  PARA-
 GRAPH  (A)  OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION OR THAT INCLUDES
 ANY CANNABIS BRAND INFORMATION; or
   § 2. Section 86 of the cannabis law  is  amended  by  adding  two  new
 subdivisions 2-a and 2-b to read as follows:
   2-A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION A BILLBOARD SHALL MEAN ANY OFF-PREM-
 ISES SIGNAGE, OF ANY SIZE OR ANY LOCATION. NO BILLBOARD SHALL BE PERMIT-
 TED  THAT DOES NOT ADVERTISE A LICENSEE. A LICENSEE SHALL NOT PERMIT THE
 USE OF THEIR TRADEMARKS, BRANDS, NAMES, LOCATIONS, OR OTHER DISTINGUISH-
 ING CHARACTERISTICS FOR THIRD-PARTY USE ON ADVERTISING IN A MANNER  THAT
 DOES  NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
 ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY BILLBOARD SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMA-
 TION:
   (A) A LICENSEE'S NAME, LOGO, ENTITY NAME, OR DOING BUSINESS AS NAME;
   (B) AN ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, WEBSITE URL OR QR CODE;
   (C) THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS FOR WHICH THE ENTITY IS LICENSED;
   (D) A LICENSEE'S BUSINESS SLOGAN;
   (E) A LICENSEE'S HOURS OF OPERATION;
   (F) NOTICE OF OPENING STATUS OR AN AUTHORIZED LICENSEE SHOWCASE EVENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14352-04-6

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