Politics

Update: A modified version of HB 1400 was signed into law. Act 740 prohibits the smoking of marijuana in any place where smoking tobacco is prohibited, in the presence of a child under age 14 or a pregnant woman,...

Update: House Bill 1340 was defeated on the House floor on Thursday, February 16, by a 54 to 35 vote. Legislation is pending in the House to decriminalize the possession of marijuana and marijuana-related paraphernalia.  House Bill 1340 amends existing law so...

Update: Governor Sununu on June 28 signed legislation, HB 160, adding moderate to severe post-traumatic stress disorder and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome other as qualifying conditions. The new law takes effect August 27, 2017. Update: Governor Chris Sununu signed HB 157 into...

Update: HB 1094 did not pass before the legislative crossover and likely will not be passed this year.  Update: A public hearing for HB 1094 was held in the House on January 26. Legislation is pending before the House, HB 1094,...

Update: SB 17 did not pass before the legislative crossover and likely will not be voted on this year.  Update: SB 17 passed the first reading and was referred to committee. Legislation is pending, SB 17, that seeks to establish a...

Update: No legalization bill passed before the legislative crossover and likely will not be voted on this year.  Multiple pieces of legislation are pending to legalize the possession and use of limited amounts of marijuana for those over the age...

Update: A newly formed campaign, Start Smart NY, was launched on June 12 to support legalization. Empire State NORML is a member of the coalition supporting it's efforts.  Update: The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, State Senate Bill S3040, has...

Update: Lawmakers failed to move AB 6198 out of committee. No action will be taken on this measure this legislative session. Assembly Bill 6198 prohibits “a person from operating a motor vehicle with a concentration of marijuana in the blood”...

Update: No decriminalization bill passed before the legislative crossover and likely will not be voted on this year.  Lawmakers in the House and Senate are once again considering multiple legislative bills to decriminalize the possession of up to one ounce...

Update: H. 5551, to establish a study commission to examine marijuana legalization, is scheduled to be heard May 12. Update: H. 5555 was heard on April 11 but was "held for futher study." Update: House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s office says it is...