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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3479: Allows municipalities to regulate public places where cannabis can be consumed

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 3479 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows municipalities to regulate public places where cannabis can be consumed. Primary sponsor: Pam Helming (Republican/Conservative). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows municipalities to regulate public places where cannabis can be consumed.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pam HelmingPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
  2. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source