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S08912 Summary:

BILL NO	S08912
SAME AS	SAME AS A07722
SPONSOR	FERNANDEZ
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd §61, Cannabis L
Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district.

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S08912 Actions:

BILL NO	S08912
03/27/2024	REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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S08912 Committee Votes:

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S08912 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8912
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 27, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 notice to elected offi-
          cials upon receipt of certain applications
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 61 of the cannabis law is amended by adding  a  new
     2  subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4.  The  board shall, within thirty days of the receipt of a completed
     4  application for an adult-use retail dispensary license or  an  adult-use
     5  on-site  consumption  license,  provide written notice to the members of
     6  the state assembly and senate who represent the district  in  which  the
     7  premises of the proposed dispensary or on-site consumption establishment
     8  is located, that the application was received by the board.
     9    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the canna-
    10  bis control board shall provide the notice required by subdivision 4  of
    11  section  61  of the cannabis law as added by section one of this act for
    12  any completed application which is pending as of the effective  date  of
    13  this act.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11703-02-3

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