Requires applicants for a license to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver, or dispense cannabis within the state to pay a prevailing wage or have entered into a project labor agreement for the construction of buildings or transportation of items relating to the activity described in the application.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3062
SPONSOR: Giglio JA TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the cannabis law, in relation to requiring applicants
for a license to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver, or dispense
cannabis within the state to pay a prevailing wage or have entered into
a project labor agreement for the construction of buildings or transpor-
tation of items relating to the activity described in the application
PURPOSE:
Requires applicants for a cannabis license to pay a prevailing wage or
have entered into a project labor agreement for the construction of
buildings or transportation
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1- paragraphs (1) and (m) of subdivision 1 of section 64 of the
cannabis law are amended and a new paragraph (n) is added
(I) the applicant satisfies any other conditions as determined by the
board; and
(m) if the applicant is a registered organization, the organization's
maintenance of effort in manufacturing and/or dispensing and/or research
of medical cannabis for certified patients and caregivers and
(n) the applicant will pay a prevailing wage or has entered into a
project labor agreement for the construction of any buildings which will
be used to properly carry on the activity described in the application
and for transportation to and from the grower to the applicant or to and
from the manufacturer to the retail licensee.
Section 2 - Effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
New York state's new cannabis law will provide for new business opportu-
nities with the construction of new buildings and the transportation of
goods from cultivation to dispensing. Both prevailing wage requirements
and projects labor agreements ensure workers earn fair wages in a safe
working environment while employers benefit from greater productivity
and cost savings. This bill will ensure that prevailing wage and labor
agreements are met to ensure workers in NYS cannabis businesses are
protected.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022 A.8093 - referred to codes
2021 A.8093 - referred to codes
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3062
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. J. A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to requiring applicants
for a license to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver, or dispense
cannabis within the state to pay a prevailing wage or have entered
into a project labor agreement for the construction of buildings or
transportation of items relating to the activity described in the
application
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (l) and (m) of subdivision 1 of section 64 of
2 the cannabis law are amended and a new paragraph (n) is added to read as
3 follows:
4 (l) the applicant satisfies any other conditions as determined by the
5 board; [and]
6 (m) if the applicant is a registered organization, the organization's
7 maintenance of effort in manufacturing and/or dispensing and/or research
8 of medical cannabis for certified patients and caregivers[.]; and
9 (n) the applicant will pay a prevailing wage or has entered into a
10 project labor agreement for the construction of any buildings which will
11 be used to properly carry on the activity described in the application
12 and for transportation to and from the grower to the applicant or to and
13 from the manufacturer to the retail licensee.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07244-01-3
