A 8927: Prohibits licensees from placing a storefront within five hundred feet of certain areas including child day care centers, or public parks and playgrounds.
What A 8927 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to regulate the location of cannabis retail stores in New York State. Cannabis retail licensees will be prohibited from placing their storefronts within a certain distance from specific areas, including: - School grounds - Child day care centers - Public parks - Houses of worship A "public park" is defined as any park, playground, or recreational area accessible to the general public and designated as a park by the relevant governmental authority. This law will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8927
- What is the current status of A 8927?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8927 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 8927 pass?
- Not yet. A 8927 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8927, and where is it now?
- A 8927 was authored by Asm. Sam Pirozzolo. Its committee of record is Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce & Industry. It is filed under CAN, alongside 66 other New York CAN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Jul. 16, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, July 16, 2025 · 251 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8927 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY July 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PIROZZOLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to prohibiting retail licensees from placing a storefront within five hundred feet of certain areas 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 72 of the cannabis law is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 6. No cannabis retail licensee shall locate a storefront within five 4 hundred feet of a school grounds as such term is defined in the educa- 5 tion law, a child day care center as defined in paragraph (c) of subdi- 6 vision one of section three hundred ninety of the social services law, a 7 public park or a playground, or within two hundred feet of a house of 8 worship. For purposes of this subdivision, a "public park" shall mean 9 any park, playground, or other recreational area under the jurisdiction 10 of the state or any of its political subdivisions, that is accessible to 11 the general public and designated as a park by the relevant governmental 12 authority. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13394-01-5
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