Assembly BillIntroduced
A 7598: Requires municipalities which permit sidewalk and roadway cafes to permit year-round outdoor dining.
What A 7598 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to allow year-round outdoor dining in cities, towns, and villages by permitting the operation of sidewalk cafes and roadway cafes. The term "roadway cafe" refers to an open-air portion of a restaurant located in the curb lane or parking lane of a roadway, while "sidewalk cafe" refers to a portion of a restaurant located on a public sidewalk or sidewalk widening. The municipalities can enact laws, ordinances, or regulations to ensure public health and safety, including street cleaning, snow removal, and pedestrian access. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7598
- What is the current status of A 7598?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7598 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 local governments".
- Did A 7598 pass?
- Not yet. A 7598 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7598, and where is it now?
- A 7598 was authored by Asm. Tony Simone with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 318 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7598 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to year-round outdoor dining The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 96-c to read as follows: 3 § 96-c. Year-round operation of sidewalk and roadway cafes. 1. The 4 governing board of any city, town or village which, by local law, ordi- 5 nance or resolution, permits and/or regulates the establishment and 6 operation of sidewalk cafes and/or roadway cafes within such munici- 7 pality shall permit such facilities to operate year-round. 8 2. For the purposes of this section: 9 (a) "roadway cafe" shall mean an open-air portion of a ground floor 10 restaurant containing readily removable tables, chairs and other remova- 11 ble decorative items, which is located in the curb lane or parking lane 12 of a roadway fronting the restaurant; and 13 (b) "sidewalk cafe" shall mean a portion of a ground floor restaurant 14 located on a public sidewalk or sidewalk widening fronting the restau- 15 rant. 16 3. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality from enacting 17 laws, ordinances or regulations which provide for public health and 18 safety relating to the operation of sidewalk and roadway cafes includ- 19 ing, but not limited to, street cleaning, abandonment of a roadway cafe, 20 structural design, snow removal, or ensuring a clear path for pedestrian 21 access. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11183-02-5
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