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Michelle Hinchey

Sponsor · State Senator, District 41 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S818 (2025-26)

Relates to cannabis showcase event permits

Latest action Mar 20, 2025

Summary

Sets forth certain provisions for the sale of adult-use cannabis and adult-use cannabis products at cannabis showcase events; requires permittees to partner with cultivators in certain situations.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A418, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Cannabis Law.

Committee

Rules · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2024, c.669, to amend the new Cannabis Showcase events permits by adding defi- nitions, clarifying the number of and responsibilities of the cannabis licensees involved, and allowing for pop-up cannabis showcase events.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateFeb 12, 2025Result: passed

    (43) (16) (0) (4)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 13, 2025Result: passed

    (16) (5) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Michelle Hinchey says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

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

  1. Mar 20, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 20, 2025

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.112

    NY Senate

  3. Mar 11, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.35

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.35

    NY Assembly

  4. Mar 11, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Mar 11, 2025

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S818

    NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)
  1. Feb 12, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Feb 12, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Feb 12, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 22, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 22, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.35

    RULES REPORT CAL.35

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 14, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  7. Jan 13, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.92

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.92

    NY Senate

  8. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    NY Assembly

  9. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

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