Assembly BillIntroduced
A 502: Provides that the principal office of the cannabis control board and office of cannabis management shall be located in Albany county.
What A 502 does, verified January 16, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the cannabis law in New York. The cannabis control board and office of cannabis management will have its principal office in Albany, and maintain branch offices in New York City and Buffalo. This change aims to centralize the administration of cannabis regulations and provide better services to the public. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: enacting clause stricken (2026-01-15)Alert me
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| Jan. 15, 2026 | enacting clause stricken |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 178 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 502 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to the location of the principal office of the cannabis control board and office of cannabis management The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 7 of the cannabis law is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 6. The cannabis control board and office of cannabis management shall 4 have its principal office in the [city] county of Albany, and maintain 5 branch offices in the cities of New York and Buffalo and such other 6 places as it may deem necessary. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01074-01-5
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