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S 5826: Permits certain activities in premises licensed for adult-use on-premises consumption of cannabis including the sale of food, non-alcoholic beverages and entertainment.
What S 5826 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the cannabis law to allow additional business activities on the premises where cannabis is sold for adult-use. Currently, adult-use on-site consumption licensees cannot host certain activities, such as gambling, fireworks, or contests. However, they can now conduct other business activities, including selling non-cannabis-infused food, nonalcoholic beverages, and live musical performances. This amendment allows licensees to diversify their business operations while maintaining restrictions on cannabis-related activities. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5826
- What is the current status of S 5826?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5826 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 INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 5826 pass?
- Not yet. S 5826 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5826, and where is it now?
- S 5826 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| Mar. 03, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 285 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5826 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to permitting additional business activities on the premises where cannabis is sold for adult- use on-premises consumption The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 77 of the cannabis law is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 9. No adult-use on-site consumption licensee shall suffer, permit or 4 promote activities or events on its premises wherein any person shall 5 use such premises for activities including, but not limited to, gambl- 6 ing, exposing or simulating, contests, or fireworks that are prohibited 7 by subdivision six, six-a, six-b, six-c or seven of section one hundred 8 six of the alcoholic beverage control law or any other similar activ- 9 ities the board deems to be prohibited; provided, however, that licen- 10 sees may conduct business activities on the premises other than the 11 smoking, vaporizing, and ingesting of cannabis or cannabis products, 12 including, but not limited to, any of the following: 13 (a) selling non-cannabis-infused food; 14 (b) selling nonalcoholic beverages; and 15 (c) allowing, and selling tickets for, live musical or other perform- 16 ances not otherwise prohibited by this subdivision. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01555-01-5
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