New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
S 8469: Relates to the proximity of an adult-use retail dispensary licensee's business location to a school
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
S 8469 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on August 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the proximity of an adult-use retail dispensary licensee's business location to a school. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Provides that a licensee for an adult-use retail dispensary whose license was approved by the office prior to July twenty-eighth, two thousand twenty-five, and whose business location was found to be in compliance with standards used by the office at the time of such approval, regardless of such business location's proximity to a school property line, shall be deemed compliant for purposes of license renewal and continued operation at such location.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Sepúlveda | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Pat Fahy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 46 |
| Nathalia Fernández | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
| Robert Jackson | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 31 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
- REFERRED TO RULES