Assembly Bill A7500

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A7500 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §397-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2475
2011-2012: A3064
2013-2014: A3622
2015-2016: A2571
2017-2018: A783
2019-2020: A4297
2021-2022: A1762
2023-2024: A4738

2025-A7500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds; defines "billboard".

2025-A7500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7500
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  billboards
   advertising alcoholic beverages
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 397-c to read as follows:
   § 397-C. BILLBOARDS  ADVERTISING  ALCOHOLIC  BEVERAGES.  NO  BILLBOARD
 ADVERTISING ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHALL BE ERECTED OR MAINTAINED WITHIN
 ONE THOUSAND FEET OF:
   1. ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL; OR
   2.  ANY  PLAYGROUND  ADJACENT  TO  OR  WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF ANY
 PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
   FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY
 BILLBOARD,  SIGN,  NOTICE,  POSTER,  DISPLAY  OR OTHER STATIONARY DEVICE
 INTENDED TO ATTRACT OR WHICH DOES ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS  OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10757-01-5

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