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S 7596: Prohibits adult-use dispensing facilities and tobacco businesses from opening until one hour after the latest beginning of a school day of any school located within one mile of the facility or business.
What S 7596 does, verified March 6, 2026
The bill proposes to limit the hours of certain businesses located near schools. No adult-use dispensing facilities can open until one hour after the latest beginning of a school day within one mile of the facility. This provision only applies on days when the school is operational and does not permit operation during prohibited hours. Similarly, no tobacco businesses can open until one hour after the latest beginning of a school day within one mile of the business. This provision also only applies on days when the school is operational and does not permit operation during prohibited hours. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
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 7596
- What is the current status of S 7596?
- As of March 6, 2026, S 7596 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 7596 pass?
- Not yet. S 7596 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7596, and where is it now?
- S 7596 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 23, 2025 · 357 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7596 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 and the public health law, in relation to limiting the hours of certain businesses located near schools The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 85 of the cannabis law is renum- 2 bered subdivision 13 and a new subdivision 12 is added to read as 3 follows: 4 12. No adult-use dispensing facility shall open until one hour after 5 the latest beginning of a school day of any school located within one 6 mile of such adult-use dispensing facility; provided, however, that the 7 provisions of this subdivision shall only apply on those days such 8 school is operational. The provisions of this subdivision shall not be 9 construed to permit operation of an adult-use dispensing facility during 10 hours which are prohibited by any general, special or local law or rule 11 or regulation. 12 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 13 1399-cc-1 to read as follows: 14 § 1399-cc-1. Tobacco business hours of operation. No tobacco business 15 shall open until one hour after the latest beginning of a school day of 16 any school located within one mile of such tobacco business; provided, 17 however, that the provisions of this section shall only apply on those 18 days such school is operational. The provisions of this section shall 19 not be construed to permit operation of a tobacco business during hours 20 which are prohibited by any general, special or local law or rule or 21 regulation. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 23 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11754-01-5
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