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A 5775: Requires applicants for a license to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver, or dispense cannabis within the state to pay a prevailing wage or have entered into a project labor agreement for the construction of buildings or transportation of items relating to the activity described in the application.
What A 5775 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed legislation requires applicants for cannabis licenses to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver, or dispense cannabis within the state to pay a prevailing wage or enter into a project labor agreement. This ensures fair labor practices for construction and transportation related to cannabis activities. The law also aims to maintain the organization's commitment to manufacturing and dispensing medical cannabis for certified patients and caregivers.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5775
- What is the current status of A 5775?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 5775 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 5775 pass?
- Not yet. A 5775 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5775, and where is it now?
- A 5775 was authored by Asm. Jodi Giglio. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 315 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5775 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to requiring applicants for a license to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver, or dispense cannabis within the state to pay a prevailing wage or have entered into a project labor agreement for the construction of buildings or transportation of items relating to the activity described in the application The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (m) and (n) of subdivision 1 of section 64 of 2 the cannabis law, paragraph (m) as amended and paragraph (n) as added by 3 section 15 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, are amended and 4 a new paragraph (o) is added to read as follows: 5 (m) if the applicant is a registered organization, the organization's 6 maintenance of effort in manufacturing and/or dispensing and/or research 7 of medical cannabis for certified patients and caregivers; [and] 8 (n) whether the applicant or its managing officers have been found to 9 have engaged in activities in violation of this chapter[.]; and 10 (o) the applicant will pay a prevailing wage or has entered into a 11 project labor agreement for the construction of any buildings which will 12 be used to properly carry on the activity described in the application 13 and for transportation to and from the grower to the applicant or to and 14 from the manufacturer to the retail licensee. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04390-01-5
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