Committee

New York Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
A00035 Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00054 Prohibits the use of adhesive-based rodent traps in state-owned or state-leased buildings. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00418 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. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00556 Provides for certain limited direct interstate shipments by retail licensees to sell wine for off-premises consumption. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00575 Exempts correction officers of any penal correctional institution from training requirements for security guards. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00747 Permits certain activities in premises licensed for adult-use on-premises consumption of cannabis including the sale of food, non-alcoholic beverages and entertainment. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00790 Directs the office of cannabis management to establish an illegal cannabis retailer directory. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00835 Requires a business entity in violation of worker protection or environmental laws and regulations to surrender all previous state subsidies issued to such business entity. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00840 Authorizes the liquor authority to establish a liaison with each community board in the city of New York for matters relating to license or permit issuance, renewal, modification and alteration; clarifies the powers and duties of the New York alcoholic beverage control problem premises task force. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00864 Directs the regional economic development council for each economic development region to establish an immigrant integration advisory board. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00977 Limits the potency of cannabis flower to 15 percent THC in flowers and 25 percent THC in other cannabis or hemp products. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00990 Removes the requirement that each certificate be duly acknowledged by the person or persons conducting business. In Committee 01/08/2025
A01027 Requires development and implementation of a comprehensive education campaign regarding the dangers of cannabinoid use. In Committee 01/08/2025
A01034 Includes masking products including but not limited to synthetic urine, human urine, a substance used or designed to be added to human urine or a substance used or designed to be added to a chemical test, within the definition of drug-related paraphernalia. In Committee 01/08/2025
A01090 Establishes an interstate compact agreement to phase out corporate giveaways which prohibits member states from offering or providing any company-specific tax incentive or company-specific grant to any entity for a corporate headquarters, manufacturing facility, office space or other real estate development located in any other member state as an inducement for the corporate headquarters, manufacturing facility, office space or other real estate development to relocate to the offering member sta In Committee 01/08/2025
A01108 Provides for the licensing of pet grooming facilities; establishes standards of care and required record keeping. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01266 Creates the hospital and multiple dwelling energy loan program. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01293 Provides for reciprocity agreements with other states for medical cannabis programs; directs the cannabis control board to promulgate regulations for the approval of pre-roll products in the medical cannabis program. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01304 Requires each retail sale of nitric acid to be recorded by the seller thereof; provides that such record shall include the photographic identification number, telephone number and address of the purchaser; provides for the secure storage of nitric acid by retailers, schools and institutions of higher education; makes the violation of such provisions a class A misdemeanor; establishes the class D felony of disseminating material on the manufacture of an explosive for using a computer network to d In Committee 01/09/2025
A01328 Establishes supermarket wine licenses to sell from the licensed premises wine in sealed containers for consumption off such premises. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01329 Relates to defining the practice of esthetics to include eyebrow threading services. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01330 Requires the Empire State Development Corporation, in consultation with the department of agriculture and markets and the office of new Americans to conduct a study on the economic impact of the establishment of kitchen incubators; requires a report to the governor and the legislature. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01567 Prohibits a developer from using or displaying the seal of an architect or landscape architect on the developer's plans unless such architect or landscape architect has overseen and approved the development and creation of the plans; provides penalties for violation; and provides an enforcement mechanism. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01587 Prohibits cannabis retail and on-site consumption licensees from operating such premises within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds; prohibits the advertising and marketing of cannabis content within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds, playgrounds, child day care providers, public parks, and libraries. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01764 Prohibits gun industry members from marketing firearms and firearm related products to minors; excepts instances where marketing is geared toward hunting purposes; establishes a private right of action for violations. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01909 Establishes a rural remote recruitment program to provide monetary incentives for remote workers to relocate into rural areas of New York that opt into the program; provides an application process; provides for funding; requires on an annual basis a program report specifying the number of applicants to the program, the number of applicants approved, the names of participants, information as to benefits and the total increase in rural population. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01913 Establishes the rural equity assistance program to promote and facilitate community and economic development in the small towns and rural areas of the state. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01916 Relates to licensing laser hair removal technicians; establishes laser hair removal rules, regulations and standards. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01920 Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01923 Relates to prohibitions on fur products; prohibits the manufacture, sale, display for sale, trade, giving, donating, or otherwise distributing of a fur product by any means in the state beginning twenty-four months after this act becomes a law. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01925 Establishes the sector partnership enhancement and reinforcement program to assist in the identification of target industry clusters and employers for creation of new local sector partnerships and to provide grants to emerging and existing local sector partnerships and to community colleges seeking to establish local sector partnerships for recruitment activities; makes an appropriation therefor. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01934 Provides an exemption from certain requirements for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises located in Orange county. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01954 Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish or nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene; prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement businesses. In Committee 01/14/2025
A02015 Relates to actions or practices that establish or maintain a monopoly, monopsony or restraint of trade; authorizes a class action lawsuit in the state anti-trust law. In Committee 01/14/2025
A02106 Relates to alternative finance investment bonds. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02115 Repeals the Columbia University Education Mixed-Use Development Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Modified General Project Plan adopted by the empire state development corporation on December 18, 2008. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02167 Relates to requiring businesses to meet certain green requirements to be eligible for the START-UP NY program; businesses operating in newly constructed buildings shall be powered by at least thirty-five percent alternative energy; businesses operating in already existing buildings shall utilize at least forty-five percent less electricity than neighboring businesses of similar size and business type. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02200 Prohibits membership warehouse stores from selling to a retailer. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02381 Requires digital billboards to display each image for at least 60 consecutive seconds. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02405 Enacts the New York state product promotion act; requires the commissioner of economic development to develop and implement the New York state product promotion program; further requires such commissioner to establish and maintain an internet registry to highlight businesses that manufacture or produce products in this state; allows the department of economic development to charge a reasonable fee to cover such administrative costs; requires the commissioner to create a product label with the re In Committee 01/16/2025
A02410 Establishes the New York first--shop local program to provide immediate assistance to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak; defines terms; provides that such program shall identify eligible applicants and projects that promote local products and services by providing marketing and business assistance services; makes related provisions. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02503 Relates to disclosure authorization and reporting requirements for the START-UP NY program. In Committee 01/17/2025
A02594 Enacts the good jobs guarantee program to provide workforce training and opportunities for employment for residents of New York state to secure high paying jobs through the acquisition of job skills. In Committee 01/21/2025
A02673 Relates to obligations of members of economic development entities. In Committee 01/21/2025
A03027 Renames the empire state trail the Governor Malcolm Wilson empire state trail. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03062 Creates the NYS entrepreneurial training act to provide grants to eligible applicants to support and train entrepreneurial candidates. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03084 Allows licensed estheticians and licensed cosmetologists to practice microneedling upon completion of a five hour course. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03309 Relates to the creation of the strategic investment in workforce development program. In Committee 01/27/2025
A03343 Relates to fines for false alarms by an alarm system; allows a municipality to enact, adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or regulation requiring any alarm system company to pay for or be responsible for any fines, fees or other penalties relative to false alarms only when the false alarm is attributed to a deficiency in the alarm system or an error of the alarm system company or central station. Crossed Over 01/27/2025
A03501 Prohibits cannabis retail and on-site consumption licensees from operating such premises within one thousand feet of school grounds or a child day care center. In Committee 01/28/2025
A03675 Relates to tax on sales of motor fuel and petroleum products and makes conforming changes; repeals provisions relating to manufacturing gallonage for purposes of the imposition of certain taxes; repeals provisions relating to reimbursement; repeals provisions relating to a utility credit or reimbursement; repeals provisions relating to an aviation fuel business which services four or more cities; repeals provisions relating to services rendered with respect to certain property; repeals provision In Committee 01/29/2025
A03678 Relates to extending the two hundred foot rule to certain treatment facilities for mental illness and chemical dependence operating under the mental hygiene law. In Committee 01/29/2025
A03712 Allows for retail license for on-premises consumption to be granted to establishments located on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03749 Establishes a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on premises in a cigar lounge; defines "cigar lounge"; requires cigar lounges to provide written notification warning employees of the dangers of exposure to tobacco smoke. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03760 Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state with an emphasis on small businesses and the need to shop in downtown local areas; requires the creation of the Buy New York Online Networking Directory to connect purchasers with businesses located in New York. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03761 Increases membership on the cannabis control board and the cannabis advisory board. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03792 Requires gas stations to maintain backup generators capable of operating the gas pumps in the event of loss of electricity. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03908 Establishes a public transportation expansion fund for the purpose of ensuring access to public transportation for publicly funded economic development projects. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03922 Requires the commissioner of economic development, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture and markets and the state liquor authority to establish procedures for proposing to the governor nominations for annual awards to be known as "New York state liquor retailers awards", "New York state beer retailers awards", "New York state cider retailer awards", and "New York state mead retailers awards"; requires the commissioner of economic development to promote state policies that will enc Crossed Over 01/30/2025
A03955 Enacts the lift our communities advertise locally (LOCAL) program which provides a tax credit on advertising for locally owned minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises, certified service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises or a small business. In Committee 01/30/2025
A04042 Requires the department of state to make renewed appearance enhancement licenses and certificates and renewed barber licenses and certificates available on its website in a portable document format for download by the person whose license or certificate has been renewed. In Committee 01/30/2025
A04054 Requires retail licensees for on-premises consumption of alcohol and adult-use on-site consumption of cannabis licensees have opioid antagonists to be administered to patrons, staff or individuals on premises of such establishment. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04072 Relates to mandatory early closure for premises that have had three of more law enforcement responses in a calendar month. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04075 Relates to expanding employee ownership assistance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and non-binary individuals. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04076 Provides for a waiver of certain liquor license renewal fees during the calendar year 2025. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04132 Authorizes certain restaurants to sell sealed bottles of private label wine for off-premises consumption with the purchase of a substantial food item. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04182 Exempts registered security guards with a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in criminal justice or an equivalent from annual in service-training courses. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04186 Prohibits roadside signage for the sale of cannabis or cannabis products on a highway, road, or other vehicular pathway; establishes that a civil penalty of $1,000 shall be assessed for the first offense and a subsequent fine of up to $2,500 for each day that a violation continues. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04187 Requires the promulgation of rules and regulations for advertising and marketing of cannabis that include, but are not limited to, signage on the exterior walls or windows of licensed retail dispensaries; signage in languages other than English; lighting in colors other than white; other such advertising measures. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04202 Requires private investigators to notify the state police when they are employed by a foreign government or foreign national; requires the state police to maintain a registry of all private investigators who have been employed by a foreign government or foreign national. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04255 Establishes an economic development grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area; defines micro business. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04285 Relates to the hours adult-use cannabis shall be sold for on-site consumption; provides cannabis products shall only be sold for on-site consumption between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04306 Expands who can hold membership in a licensed adult-use cooperative to include persons other than natural persons. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04360 Enacts the "cannabis oversight and official engagement act"; requires the office of cannabis management to notify appropriate elected officials of applications for adult-use retail dispensaries in their legislative districts; requires the office to consider any responses from such elected officials in determining an application for an adult-use retail dispensary license; requires such communications to be made public. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04367 Relates to cannabinoid hemp retail sales and retailers; makes technical changes to the definition of THC; provides specific requirements for labeling of cannabinoid hemp products. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04408 Establishes the GrowNY pilot program, an economic gardening pilot program within the department of economic development to stimulate investment in the state economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04417 Creates a tax credit for manufacturing companies that have one established place of business in the state and relocate a minimum of fifty employees from outside the state to the state; provides that manufacturing companies shall be allowed a credit in the amount of 2.5 percent of the average salaries of newly created manufacturing jobs multiplied by number of new jobs brought to the state. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04424 Relates to enacting the cosmetology licensure compact, which establishes requirements and administrative procedures for multistate licensing for the practice of cosmetology. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04430 Makes certain liquor license fees payable in installments; reduces the fee for certain types of licenses. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04448 Increases the amount of the credit of eligible training costs from fifty percent to seventy percent for the employee training incentive program. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04511 Relates to enacting the "New York wine & distilled spirits development act"; allows individuals to hold more than one seven day license to sell liquor at retail for off-premises consumption; establishes the New York distilled spirits and wine industry marketing and promotion fund. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04574 Provides that a retailer licensed by the office of cannabis management shall be permitted to sell any and all forms of cannabinoid hemp. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04579 Relates to appointments to the cannabis control board; relates to seed-to-sale tracking and reporting for registered cannabis organizations; relates to state and local inspections of registered cannabis organizations. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04737 Requires the state comptroller, and the NYC comptroller, to prepare an analysis of the return on investment of certain economic development programs and projects. In Committee 02/06/2025
A04816 Authorizes continuing education courses for hearing aid dispensers and home inspectors to be completed online. In Committee 02/06/2025
A04832 Preempts local laws from requiring minimum work requirements for volunteer security guards in their communities. In Committee 02/06/2025
A04937 Relates to certain economic development programs; requires reporting on the use of fiber-optic technology in certain economic development grant programs; adds access to high-speed broadband internet service as consideration in certain competitive grant projects. In Committee 02/10/2025
A04945 Establishes the relocated worker grant program which requires the empire state development corporation to design and implement the relocated worker grant program which shall include a certification process to certify relocated workers and certify qualifying expenses for a reimbursement grant; defines terms; makes related provisions. In Committee 02/10/2025
A05079 Provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05129 Provides that any applicant who cultivates for sale or sells cannabis, cannabis products, medical cannabis, or any product marketed or labeled as such, without having an appropriate registration, license or permit therefor, shall be deemed ineligible to receive or renew a license to sell cannabis. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05178 Prohibits the use of cannabis in public places, unless approved by the applicable local government. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05341 Restricts cannabis storefronts and premises from being located within 500 feet from a school and two hundred feet of a house of worship. Crossed Over 02/13/2025
A05387 Authorizes the state liquor authority to issue licenses to new premises for the sale of liquor where such premises is located within two hundred feet of a place of worship and such place of worship has given approval, or where three or more such premises exist in counties of a certain population. In Committee 02/13/2025
A05405 Voids provisions in construction contracts requiring retainage as expressly provided for by section seven hundred fifty-six-c of the general business law in an amount exceeding five percent of the contract sum. Crossed Over 02/13/2025
A05406 Requires manufacturers and dealers of liquid nicotine products accept used liquid nicotine products for recycling; creates the crime of improper disposal of a liquid nicotine product. In Committee 02/13/2025
A05631 Nullifies agreements which prohibits a dealer, who either directly or through an affiliate owns a service station including the tanks and pumps or where a dealer provides environmental pollution insurance coverage for the tanks and pumps of not less than one million dollars in the aggregate and who dedicates a tank for sale of unbranded motor fuel, or any provision of a franchise with a refiner which prohibits a distributor from purchasing or selling unbranded motor fuel from a person or firm ot In Committee 02/18/2025
A05647 Establishes the Cannabis Community Reinvestment Act; includes requirements for cannabis operators; includes the obligation to reinvest in communities disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition including, if applicable, the community such operator is located in; provides for the review of reinvestment plans by the department of financial services. In Committee 02/19/2025
A05649 Directs the advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises to evaluate barriers to certification as MWBEs for employee-owned businesses and recommend strategies for continuation of certified business enterprises upon the transfer or sale of such business; extends the expiration date of the panel. In Committee 02/19/2025
A05725 Authorizes retail licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption at airline lounges located within an airport and owned, leased, or operated by a United States certified airline. In Committee 02/20/2025
A05802 Relates to warning labels on cannabis products; includes advertising, deceptively advertising, branding, marketing, packaging, displaying, labelling, offering for ingestion outside of packaging, or administering cannabis products in contravention of a certain section of the cannabis law or rules and regulations in the criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree. In Committee 02/20/2025
A05806 Prohibits the sale of covered license plate frames; defines a covered license plate frame to mean any glass or plastic material, artificial or synthetic material or substance that conceals or obscures a license plate or that distorts a recorded or photographic image of such license plate. In Committee 02/20/2025
A05867 Establishes a space exploration task force to study the potential for economic opportunities, ensuring the future survival of humanity and developing strategic advantages for this state by means of evolving space technology. In Committee 02/24/2025
A05909 Requires certain businesses licensed to practice appearance enhancement, cosmetology, and/or barbering provide adequate handwashing facilities and such facilities are used between clients; requires gloves be provided. In Committee 02/24/2025
A05935 Relates to allowing bed and breakfasts to sell cider, liquor, beer and wine on the licensed premises. In Committee 02/25/2025
A05960 Permits a military spouse to practice an occupation upon submission of licensure, certification or registration to practice an equivalent occupation issued by any other state; provided the licensure standards are not lower than those of this state. In Committee 02/25/2025
A06071 Establishes the "childcare and early education sector on the economy act" to study the economic impact on the state economy of quality childcare and early education programs for children aged 0-4, and afterschool programs for children aged 5-12. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06160 Directs the department of economic development to move the central New York welcome center to the equal rights heritage center in the city of Auburn; directs the department of economic development to enter into a contract with the city of Auburn for the operation of such welcome center. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06238 Permits the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain public places; prohibits a municipality from preventing a person twenty-one years of age or older from possessing an alcoholic beverage in an open container in a public place and from consuming an alcoholic beverage in certain public places. In Committee 02/27/2025
A06277 Allows a person with a federal basic permit to apply to the liquor authority for a brand owner's license; establishes a fee therefor. Crossed Over 03/03/2025
A06420 Authorizes private membership establishments to have certain licenses for sale of alcohol for consumption on premises; establishes a private membership establishment must include one hundred or more members. In Committee 03/04/2025
A06443 Authorizes the sale of merchandise other than beer by licensed breweries and licensed farm breweries and the operation of another business on a licensed premises; authorizes licensed breweries and farm breweries to charge for tours and tastings. In Committee 03/05/2025
A06456 Adds a non-voting member from the division of service-disabled veterans' business development to the state cannabis advisory board. In Committee 03/05/2025
A06461 Relates to the development and creation of distributed ledger technology, which is a mathematically secured, chronological, and decentralized consensus ledger or database, whether maintained via internet interaction, peer-to-peer network, or otherwise used to authenticate, record, share and synchronize transactions in their respective electronic ledgers or databases, and business entities that develop distributed ledger technology. In Committee 03/05/2025
A06471 Authorizes minors to operate temporary businesses operating for less than thirty days and generating less than five thousand dollars in profit per calendar year without certain licenses or permits; permits local government or law enforcement to require such temporary business to move if the location is determined to pose a substantial risk to health and safety. In Committee 03/05/2025
A06529 Relates to fire suppression systems and licensing professionals to perform authorized work on fire suppression systems. In Committee 03/05/2025
A06568 Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by or volunteering at any business, organization, or entity that regularly provides instructional, recreational or extracurricular services to minors, including but not limited to dance studios, gymnastic schools, martial arts academies, sports training facilities, music schools and performing arts schools, tutoring and academic enrichment centers; provides for enforcement and penalties; prohibits certain people from owning such businesse In Committee 03/06/2025
A06592 Provides for license requirements for natural hair styling that are distinct and separate from other practices of cosmetology. In Committee 03/06/2025
A06621 Prohibits the sale of cannabinoid hemp products where the ratio of CBD to THC exceeds a 15:1 ratio. In Committee 03/06/2025
A06691 Ensures that the provisions governing liquor licenses are consistent with respect to public interest factors. In Committee 03/06/2025
A06726 Permits the sale of tonic water, bitters, maraschino cherries and dealcoholized wine at liquor stores. In Committee 03/11/2025
A06780 Requires a retail licensee for on-premises consumption to maintain and make available to customers, at no charge, a device which measures blood alcohol content. In Committee 03/14/2025
A06913 Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons licensed as cosmetologists. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06929 Requires the state liquor authority to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of an application for a liquor license in their district. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06931 Authorizes holders of certain licenses issued by the state liquor authority to engage in the sale or wholesale of ready-to-drink cocktails; corrects certain provisions regarding sale of mead and cider. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06936 Authorizes a certain property operating as a private membership establishment to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption to members and their guests; defines "private membership establishment"; provides that such provisions shall not be interpreted to authorize any form of discrimination. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06952 Relates to an exemption for certain property located in the county of Columbia from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school or church. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/18/2025
A06967 Prohibits cannabis storefronts from being located within a quarter mile from any town, city or village which has opted out of permitting the sale of cannabis. In Committee 03/18/2025
A07040 Authorizes private membership establishments to have certain licenses for sale of alcohol for consumption on premises. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
A07065 Prohibits the sale of any badge, shield, identification card or other insignia of any police department or law enforcement agency or a facsimile of such a badge or shield; imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for each violation. In Committee 03/20/2025
A07088 Adjusts state qualitative skill education assessment standards; makes an appropriation therefor. In Committee 03/20/2025
A07092 Requires all individuals pawning goods to present two forms of identification and for pawnbrokers to keep records of such person; requires pawnbrokers to report new goods within 24 hours of their receipt to the sheriff and they may not be sold or destroyed for 15 days; requires the sheriff to compile a list of goods stolen within the county. In Committee 03/20/2025
A07124 Authorizes the urban development corporation to evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation and to work with not-for-profit corporations to supplement the technical assistance needs for communities. In Committee 03/20/2025
A07210 Prohibits the state liquor authority from conditioning a liquor license based on a cabaret law that has been repealed by a local jurisdiction or social practice or behavior otherwise allowed and not prohibited or banned by state or local law. In Committee 03/21/2025
A07246 Establishes the office of nonprofit development within the empire state development corporation to assist nonprofit organizations with business development, capacity building, technical support and education. In Committee 03/21/2025
A07269 Prohibits the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or canceling a retail licensee's license without a hearing when the holder of the license was issued a summons for a violation that is unrelated to the sale or consumption of alcohol on premises. In Committee 03/21/2025
A07301 Requires sexual and domestic violence awareness posters in cosmetology establishments. Crossed Over 03/25/2025
A07303 Requires oil companies to clean up any spillage occurring during oil delivery within 24 hours; imposes a fine of $500 for the first offense with $1000 for each additional offense. In Committee 03/25/2025
A07355 Creates licenses for roadside farm markets to sell beer, cider, and liquor. In Committee 03/25/2025
A07412 Exempts certain property in the city of Rochester from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/25/2025
A07457 Authorizes the sale of non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages by licensees and wholesalers; defines non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages. In Committee 03/28/2025
A07464 Permits on-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from off-premises retail licensees and off-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from on-premises retail licensees. In Committee 03/28/2025
A07500 Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds; defines "billboard". In Committee 03/28/2025
A07535 Removes the requirement of the state liquor authority to have not more than two members of the authority belong to the same political party. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07548 Establishes a mandatory mental health first aid training program for licensed cosmetologists and barbers. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07556 Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07564 Establishes the process for a massage therapy establishment to be duly licensed; provides for the application process; sets standards for massage therapy establishments; makes related provisions. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07567 Includes not-for-profit corporations and public television or radio corporations in the definition of business entity; allows such entities to claim the newspaper and broadcast media jobs tax credit. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07578 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
A07579 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
A07580 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
A07639 Allows certain licensees to form cooperative agreements to make joint purchases of alcoholic beverages provided that such agreement and activity conform to certain standards. In Committee 04/04/2025
A07646 Enacts the "cannabis adult-use transition act"; increases the number of members on the state cannabis advisory board from thirteen to seventeen voting appointed members; provides that an eligible registered organization shall be authorized as a registered organization adult-use cultivator processor distributor retail dispensary upon approval of an application to the office of cannabis management that must be available to such registered organizations no later than August first, two thousand twen In Committee 04/04/2025
A07662 Establishes a temporary New York craft beverage permit for all New York state manufactured liquor, spirits, wine, beer, cider and mead for events located in a municipality with a population of less than one million. In Committee 04/04/2025
A07678 Prohibits certain fees from being imposed by licensed wholesalers on licensed retailers. In Committee 04/04/2025
A07717 Increases the trademark registration and renewal fee from fifty dollars to one hundred dollars. In Committee 04/08/2025
A07718 Provides for remedies for trademark dilution; allows the court, in its discretion, to enter judgment for an amount of three times such profits and damages and/or reasonable attorneys' fees of the prevailing party. In Committee 04/08/2025
A07758 Relates to the use of biometric identity verification devices for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products; authorizes a licensee, its agent or employee to determine a person's age when purchasing alcoholic beverages or tobacco products by use of a biometric identity verification device; establishes where the use of the device indicates that the person is under the age of twenty-one, the attempted purchase of the alcoholic beverage shall be denied. In Committee 04/08/2025
A07810 Establishes a private cause of action for certain violations regarding machine-guns, assault weapons, disguised guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers. In Committee 04/11/2025
A07842 Prohibits vapor products dealer storefronts, cannabis retail licensee storefronts, and adult-use on-site cannabis consumption licenses within one mile of school grounds, houses of worship, parks, and playgrounds, and in mixed-use buildings in which there are one or more residences; requires the revocation of the certificate of occupancy of vapor products dealer storefronts, cannabis retail licensee storefronts, and premises with an adult-use on-site consumption license within one mile of school In Committee 04/11/2025
A07924 Relates to the practice of natural hair care and braiding; creates an apprenticeship in such area; makes conforming technical changes. In Committee 04/15/2025
A07998 Authorizes retail dispensary licensees, microbusiness licensees and nursery licensees to sell up to three immature cannabis plants per person for personal cultivation; defines immature cannabis plant; directs the cannabis control board to promulgate rules and regulations relating to the sale of immature cannabis plants. In Committee 04/16/2025
A08062 Authorizes the sale of private-label liquor at retail for consumption off the premises by certain licensed distillers; requires the labels of such private-label liquors to indicate that the distiller is licensed in New York state; requires reporting. In Committee 04/22/2025
A08096 Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with the empire state development corporation, to review all contracts entered into or overseen or enforced by the department of economic development and/or the empire state development corporation relating to the leasing of state-owned premises to private parties for the production, manufacture and/or development of solar shingle products, electric vehicle charging networks, advanced driver-assistance systems, and/or supercomputer h In Committee 04/30/2025
A08104 Establishes a task force to study the potential designation of economic empowerment zones for the mining of cryptocurrencies in the state of New York. In Committee 04/30/2025
A08112 Relates to zone pricing of gasoline. In Committee 04/30/2025
A08118 Relates to providing notice to elected officials upon receipt and approval of an application for a cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license. In Committee 05/01/2025
A08138 Relates to the Sabbath and activities performed on the Sabbath; makes conforming changes. In Committee 05/01/2025
A08184 Relates to an exemption from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church, for a certain property located in the village of Hammondsport, county of Steuben. In Committee 05/05/2025
A08195 Relates to establishing extended producer responsibility for gas cylinders; provides that no later than June 30, 2026 a producer shall submit a plan for the establishment of a collection program for gas cylinders; establishes the gas cylinder extended producer responsibility fund. In Committee 05/05/2025
A08198 Permits the city of Saratoga Springs to adopt a resolution requesting further restriction of hours of sale of alcoholic beverages within such city. In Committee 05/05/2025
A08199 Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church for a certain premises located in the county of Ontario. In Committee 05/05/2025
A08201 Makes permanent certain provisions relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits. In Committee 05/05/2025
A08205 Establishes grocery store wine licenses permitting the licensee to sell from the licensed premises wine produced in New York state or produced from ingredients grown or produced in New York state, in sealed containers for consumption off such premises. In Committee 05/05/2025
A08411 Extends the reporting deadline of the advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026; extends for one year the advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises which is tasked with reporting and making recommendations on how best to support such businesses and promote the formation and growth of new employee-owned enterprises in New York state. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/14/2025
A08418 Allows the state liquor authority to issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises which shall be located within two hundred feet of a building occupied as a church, synagogue or other place of worship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/15/2025
A08510 Prohibits advertisements on television and radio of cannabis and cannabis products subject to a $5000 fine and license or registration revocation after notice and an opportunity to be heard. In Committee 05/20/2025
A08547 Relates to off premise retail license holders; increases the number of licenses authorized under section 63 of the alcoholic beverage control law from one to two licenses. In Committee 05/20/2025
A08548 Relates to the approval of seven day licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises. In Committee 05/20/2025
A08578 Increases the capacity needed to be considered a bottle club from twenty persons to one hundred persons. In Committee 05/21/2025
A08581 Prohibits the cultivation, processing, distribution and sale of edible cannabis products, flavored cannabis vape cartridges and other flavored cannabis products; prohibits the use of food-related names in the labeling or packaging of cannabis products; prohibits the use of food-related names in the advertisement of cannabis products. In Committee 05/21/2025
A08613 Requires certain licensees to provide or make available drink drug testing devices to protect consumers from drink spiking. In Committee 05/22/2025
A08639 Allows the state liquor authority to issue a retail license for on-premises consumption for a premises which shall be located within two hundred feet of a building occupied as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/22/2025
A08647 Prohibits the placement of liquor and/or wine for sale within five feet of nonalcoholic beverages for retail licensees who sell such liquor and/or wine for consumption off premises. In Committee 05/22/2025
A08692 Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas. In Committee 05/29/2025
A08710 Provides for minimum requirements for a conditional adult-use retail dispensary license. In Committee 06/02/2025
A08711 Authorizes a microbusiness licensee to change their license type to an adult use cannabis cultivation license, upon the approval of the office of cannabis management; directs the office to promulgate regulations allowing a microbusiness licensee to be licensed and operate without opening a retail storefront. In Committee 06/02/2025
A08741 Provides that licensed adult use dispensing facilities shall be no less than 1,000 feet apart in municipalities with a population of 20,000 people or more, and no less than 2,000 feet apart in municipalities with a population of less than 20,000 people; provides proximity protection waivers. In Committee 06/02/2025
A08769 Enacts the "New York state credit risk transparency and investor protection act" requiring issuers of state-backed bonds to issue quarterly risk statements. In Committee 06/02/2025
A08795 Exempts certain property located in the city of Glens Falls, county of Warren, from the prohibition of alcohol sales within two hundred feet of a building occupied as a church, synagogue or other place of worship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 06/05/2025
A08796 Provides an exemption for certain parcels of land from the licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises or to sell at retail for consumption on the premises; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof. In Committee 06/05/2025
A08803 Exempts certain property located in the county of Queens from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a place of worship. In Committee 06/08/2025
A08811 Establishes the "small cannabis farmer relief act" to allow certain cultivators to expand their canopy. In Committee 06/09/2025
A08820 Authorizes funds in the New York state cannabis revenue fund to be used for reasonable costs of implementing track and tracing of product programs. In Committee 06/09/2025
A08835 Requires the chair of the state liquor authority to make quarterly reports to the governor and the legislature of the authority's enforcement activities for the preceding quarter. In Committee 06/09/2025
A08875 Creates a special on-premises license for properties which are located within a designated industrial or economic zoning district, occupy not less than twenty thousand square feet of floor area, and are utilized for the purpose of hosting entertainment or cultural, social, or community events. In Committee 06/09/2025
A08886 Directs the commissioner of economic development to expand Global NY to establish and administer a global NY reparative economic inclusion program to foster international economic partnerships, trade, investment and workforce development opportunities between New York state and nations, regions, communities and organizations representing or comprised of people of African descent. In Committee 06/09/2025
A08927 Prohibits licensees from placing a storefront within five hundred feet of certain areas including child day care centers, or public parks and playgrounds. In Committee 07/16/2025
A08976 Requires cosmetology licensees to disclose the price of cosmetology services at booking and prior to the start of such services. In Committee 08/13/2025
A08977 Provides that it shall be unlawful for a bail enforcement agent to use such bail enforcement agent's position to enforce any immigration action. In Committee 08/13/2025
A08988 Enacts the "workforce development consolidation act" which transfers the office of strategic workforce development from the department of economic development to the department of labor; repeals provisions relating to such transfer. In Committee 08/13/2025
A09063 Includes certain companies engaging in hospitality or tourism which primarily promote the sale, marketing, production, harvesting, or use of certain agricultural products or food or drinks in the excelsior jobs program. In Committee 09/05/2025
A09079 Relates to the provision of on-premises alcohol consumption licenses; provides such licenses may be provided if the owner or administrator of a school, church, or other place of worship affirmatively provides support for the issuance of such license and such license would have been denied only for the proximity to such buildings. In Committee 09/12/2025
A09118 Creates an electric school bus infrastructure investment pilot program. In Committee 09/26/2025
S00194 Provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training. Crossed Over 06/09/2025
S00315 Establishes a temporary New York craft beverage permit for all New York state manufactured liquor, spirits, wine, beer, cider and mead for events located in a municipality with a population of less than one million. Crossed Over 02/26/2025
S00335 Relates to actions or practices that establish or maintain a monopoly, monopsony or restraint of trade; authorizes a class action lawsuit in the state anti-trust law. Crossed Over 06/05/2025
S00365 Allows brewery supply stores to sell New York state labelled beer for off-premises consumption. Crossed Over 03/11/2025
S00409 Permits on-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from off-premises retail licensees and off-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from on-premises retail licensees. Crossed Over 06/13/2025
S01052 Directs the department of economic development to move the central New York welcome center to the equal rights heritage center in the city of Auburn; directs the department of economic development to enter into a contract with the city of Auburn for the operation of such welcome center. Crossed Over 03/18/2025
S02051 Relates to allowing bed and breakfasts to sell cider, liquor, beer and wine on the licensed premises. Crossed Over 03/20/2025
S03105 Provides for reciprocity agreements with other states for medical cannabis programs; directs the cannabis control board to promulgate regulations for the approval of pre-roll products in the medical cannabis program. Crossed Over 06/11/2025
S03274 Authorizes special permits to remain open during certain hours of the morning. Crossed Over 02/25/2025
S03561 Requires the Empire State Development Corporation, in consultation with the department of agriculture and markets and the office of new Americans to conduct a study on the economic impact of the establishment of kitchen incubators; requires a report to the governor and the legislature. Crossed Over 04/02/2025
S03836 Authorizes the sale of non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages by licensees and wholesalers; defines non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages. Crossed Over 06/11/2025
S05257 Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by or volunteering at any business, organization, or entity that regularly provides instructional, recreational or extracurricular services to minors, including but not limited to dance studios, gymnastic schools, martial arts academies, sports training facilities, music schools and performing arts schools, tutoring and academic enrichment centers; provides for enforcement and penalties; prohibits certain people from owning such businesse Crossed Over 06/13/2025
S05277 Expands who can hold membership in a licensed adult-use cooperative to include persons other than natural persons. Crossed Over 06/09/2025
S06017 Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas. Crossed Over 05/20/2025
S06181 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. Crossed Over 06/04/2025
S06283 Adds a non-voting member from the division of service-disabled veterans' business development to the state cannabis advisory board. Crossed Over 03/27/2025
S06626 Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location. Crossed Over 06/11/2025
S06756 Includes not-for-profit corporations and public television or radio corporations in the definition of business entity; allows such entities to claim the newspaper and broadcast media jobs tax credit. Crossed Over 06/05/2025
S07007 Establishes a mandatory mental health first aid training program for licensed cosmetologists and barbers. Crossed Over 06/09/2025
S07483 Requires the department of state to make renewed appearance enhancement licenses and certificates and renewed barber licenses and certificates available on its website in a portable document format for download by the person whose license or certificate has been renewed. Crossed Over 06/05/2025
S07585 Authorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses provided that they can furnish proof of proper layout, adequate equipment for the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop and good moral character. Crossed Over 06/05/2025
S08104 Requires the state liquor authority to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of an application for a liquor license in their district. Crossed Over 06/12/2025