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A 7500: Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds; defines "billboard".
What A 7500 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to restrict the placement of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within a certain distance from schools and playgrounds. No billboard advertising any alcoholic beverage can be erected or maintained within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school or a playground adjacent to or within 1,000 feet of a school. The term "billboard" includes any stationary device intended to attract the attention of motor vehicle or pedestrian operators. The bill will take effect one year after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7500
- What is the current status of A 7500?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7500 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 economic development".
- Did A 7500 pass?
- Not yet. A 7500 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7500, and where is it now?
- A 7500 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce & Industry.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Mar. 28, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 28, 2025 · 226 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7500 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to billboards advertising alcoholic beverages The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 397-c to read as follows: 3 § 397-c. Billboards advertising alcoholic beverages. No billboard 4 advertising any alcoholic beverage shall be erected or maintained within 5 one thousand feet of: 6 1. any public or private elementary or secondary school; or 7 2. any playground adjacent to or within one thousand feet of any 8 private or public elementary or secondary school. 9 For purposes of this section, the term "billboard" shall include any 10 billboard, sign, notice, poster, display or other stationary device 11 intended to attract or which does attract the attention of operators of 12 motor vehicles or pedestrians. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 14 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10757-01-5
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