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A 11217: Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits.
What A 11217 does, verified June 8, 2026
<details> <summary>Summary of the Bill</summary> This legislation amends the Cannabis Law to update requirements for cannabis showcase event permits. Specifically, it allows microbusiness licensees authorized to conduct retail sales to also serve as the required licensed cultivator and licensed processor for a showcase event permit, provided they are authorized to perform those activities. Additionally, a microbusiness licensee may act as a processor or cultivator for another licensee applying for a showcase event permit if they are authorized to conduct the specific processing or cultivation activity in question. Applications for these permits must identify the licensed cultivators and processors authorized to showcase at the event. The act takes effect immediately. </details>
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s10113 (2026-06-04)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11217
- What is the current status of A 11217?
- As of June 8, 2026, A 11217 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 4, 2026, was "substituted by s10113".
- Did A 11217 pass?
- Not yet. A 11217 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11217, and where is it now?
- A 11217 was authored by Asm. Donna Lupardo with 4 coauthors.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted by s10113 |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | substituted by s10113 |
| May. 29, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.281 |
| May. 29, 2026 | rules report cal.281 |
| May. 29, 2026 | reported |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 1, 2026 · 311 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11217 IN ASSEMBLY May 1, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, PEOPLES-STOKES, STIRPE, ZACCARO, DAIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to cannabis showcase event permit requirements for microbusiness licensees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 130-a of the cannabis law, as 2 amended by chapter 112 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 2. A licensee authorized under this chapter to conduct retail sales of 5 adult-use cannabis may apply to the office for a cannabis showcase event 6 permit and shall be required to demonstrate that they are in partnership 7 with a licensed cultivator and a licensed processor pursuant to subdivi- 8 sion one of this section. A microbusiness licensee authorized to 9 conduct retail sales under section seventy-three of this chapter may 10 also serve as the required licensed processor and licensed cultivator 11 for a cannabis showcase event permit if that microbusiness licensee is 12 also authorized to conduct processing and cultivation. A microbusiness 13 licensee may also serve as a licensed processor and/or the licensed 14 cultivator for another licensee applying for a permit under this section 15 if that microbusiness is authorized to conduct the applicable processing 16 or cultivating activity. An application for a cannabis showcase event 17 permit shall identify such licensed cultivators and processors who are 18 authorized under this chapter to showcase at such cannabis showcase 19 event. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15391-01-6
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