A 5341 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the restriction on certain facilities being located within a certain distance from cannabis storefronts

This bill restricts the location of new cannabis retail stores and on-site consumption facilities. It prohibits new licenses for storefronts within 500 feet of school grounds (including all entrances/exits in mixed-use buildings) and within 200 feet of houses of worship (including all entrances/exits in mixed-use buildings). These rules apply only to new licenses issued after the bill's effective date. The law directly affects cannabis businesses seeking to open new locations in the state.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A5341 → A5341A · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends New York's cannabis law to tighten restrictions on where cannabis storefronts can be located. It removes requirements that keep stores away from child day care centers, public parks, and playgrounds, while adding a new requirement that stores must be at least 500 feet from schools and 200 feet from houses of worship when located in mixed-use buildings.

Scope change

The bill narrows the scope of location restrictions by removing protections for child day care centers, public parks, and playgrounds, while adding new distance restrictions for schools and houses of worship in mixed-use buildings.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that cannabis storefronts must be located more than a certain distance from child day care centers, public parks, and playgrounds.

Added a new requirement that cannabis storefronts must be located at least 500 feet from school grounds when in a mixed-use building.

Added a new requirement that cannabis storefronts must be located at least 200 feet from houses of worship when in a mixed-use building.

Modified the adult-use on-site consumption license requirements to align with the new distance restrictions for schools and houses of worship.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of school grounds to include entrances and exits in mixed-use buildings for the purpose of distance restrictions.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from immediate to applying only to new licenses issued on or after the effective date.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 6, 2025

How they voted

142–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 149

Jun 6, 2025

D Democratic102

96 Yea 6

94% Yea

R Republican47

46 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 6, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 28, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 20, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5341A

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

lower

1 primary · 51 co-sponsors