S 7275 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

Bill S 7275 amends the cannabis law to establish new location restrictions for cannabis businesses. It prohibits new cannabis retail storefronts and adult-use on-site consumption premises from being located within 500 feet of school grounds. Additionally, these facilities cannot be within 200 feet of a house of worship. These restrictions apply to any new licenses issued on or after the act's effective date, directly impacting businesses seeking to open such facilities.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

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Introduced Apr 8, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025

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S7275 → S7275A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends New York's cannabis law to tighten restrictions on where cannabis storefronts can be located. It removes protections for child day care centers and public parks/playgrounds from proximity restrictions, while adding specific rules for schools and houses of worship in mixed-use buildings.

Scope change

The bill narrows the scope of protected locations from four types (schools, child day care centers, public parks, playgrounds, and houses of worship) to primarily schools and houses of worship, with special mixed-use building provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Removed restrictions preventing cannabis storefronts from being located within 500 feet of child day care centers and public parks or playgrounds.

Added specific requirement that cannabis storefronts cannot be located within 500 feet of school entrances/exits in mixed-use buildings.

Modified house of worship restrictions to apply specifically to mixed-use buildings, requiring storefronts to be at least 200 feet from such entrances/exits.

Removed amendments to the education law regarding tobacco use on school grounds and the social services law regarding child day care center definitions.

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May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7275A

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May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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Apr 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors