Relates to the location of retail adult-use dispensaries in proximity to schools and houses of worship; repealer

Latest action Feb 11, 2026

Amends provisions limiting the location of retail adult-use dispensaries in proximity to schools and houses of worship.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A10140, 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

Section 1 amends section 72 of the Cannabis Law to repeal current subdi- vision 6 and to add a new subdivision 6, forbidding licenses for sites on the same street and within 500 feet of a school, or on the same street and within 200 feet of a building exclusively occupied as a place of worship. The new subdivision also provides definitions and rules of construction for the purpose of evaluating applications subject to it. Section 2 provides the effective date, deems all licenses issued prior to the effective date to be in compliance with the law as amended, and provides that applications for a license submitted prior to the effec- tive date where such applicant was advised in writing by Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) prior to the effective date that its location complied with the proximity standards with respect to schools and houses of worship shall be reviewed for compliance with the OCM procedure in place prior to July 28, 2025.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 11, 2026Result: passed
(35) (24) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesFeb 11, 2026Result: passed
(14) (5) (0) (2)

Cosponsors

Albert A. Stirpe, Crystal Peoples-Stokes and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Liz Krueger says this is needed

This proposal would clarify that, when measuring the distance for a school or place of worship to the premises of a licensed cannabis retailer, the relevant endpoints are entrances providing regular ingress. The amendment would codify the "door-to-door" policy that had been in place at OCM prior to July 28, 2025, and would grandfather in licenses granted as well as certain applications previously submitted under that standard.

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

Feb 11, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.351
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.351
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Feb 11, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly

Show full history (7 earlier events)

Feb 11, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Feb 11, 2026
Rules Report CAL.83
RULES REPORT CAL.83
NY Assembly
Feb 11, 2026
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.2
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S9155
NY Assembly
Feb 10, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Feb 8, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Feb 8, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate

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