Relates to employment at certain licensees for the purposes of parole conditions

Latest action Mar 6, 2026

Clarifies that employment at any licensee under the cannabis law satisfies employment requirements for parole, probation or other state supervision unless the terms and conditions of said parole, probation, or state supervision explicitly prohibit such employment.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A10426, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Cannabis Law.

Committee

Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to allow persons currently required to be employed as a condition of parole, probation, or other state supervision to fulfill employment requirements through employment at a licensed cannabis business.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 25, 2026Result: passed
(42) (16) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations
Senate Investigations And Government OperationsFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(6) (1) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 4, 2025Result: passed
(40) (18) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations
Senate Investigations And Government OperationsApr 7, 2025Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Alicia Hyndman and 19 more on Agora

Democratic21

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Kevin S. Parker says this is needed

New York promoted social equity as a key component of the cannabis legalization effort, especially as a remedy to the failed War on Drugs. Some people on parole, probation, or other state supervision have reported being denied working at licensed cannabis businesses by their Parole Officer. By allowing people. on parole, probation, or other state supervision to be denied the right to work at these facilities, the state is reneging on its aspirations to promote social equity by ignor- ing a key group. People should be able to apply for and work at licensed cannabis businesses regardless of their criminal justice status. As with Ban the Box and Clean Slate, where business groups supported the poli- cies to address worker shortages without lowering standards, cannabis businesses have also expressed support for clarifying this issue to widen their candidate pool.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Mar 6, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Feb 11, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2026
1ST Report CAL.346
1ST REPORT CAL.346
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Apr 9, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 8, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 7, 2025
1ST Report CAL.633
1ST REPORT CAL.633
NY Senate
Mar 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
Party colors: Parties are shown in the same neutral colors.
Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 4, 2026. About our data

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