Senate Bill S6181

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to employment at certain licensees for the purposes of parole conditions

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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-S6181 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §127, Cannabis L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8683

2025-S6181 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies that employment at any licensee under the cannabis law satisfies employment requirements for parole, probation or other state supervision unless the terms and conditions of said parole, probation, or state supervision explicitly prohibit such employment.

2025-S6181 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6181 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6181
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 employment  at  certain
   licensees for the purposes of parole conditions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 127 of the cannabis law is amended
 to read as follows:
   6. (A) A person currently  under  parole,  probation  or  other  state
 supervision,  or  released  on recognizance, non-monetary conditions, or
 bail prior to being convicted, shall not be punished or otherwise penal-
 ized for conduct allowed under this chapter unless the terms and  condi-
 tions of said parole, probation, or state supervision explicitly prohib-
 it  a person's cannabis use or any other conduct otherwise allowed under
 this chapter. A person's use of cannabis or conduct under  this  chapter
 shall not be prohibited unless it has been shown by clear and convincing
 evidence  that  the  prohibition is reasonably related to the underlying
 crime. Nothing in this provision shall restrict the rights of  a  certi-
 fied medical patient.
   (B)  A  PERSON CURRENTLY, OR PROSPECTIVELY, UNDER PAROLE, PROBATION OR
 OTHER STATE SUPERVISION, WHO AS A CONDITION OF SUCH PAROLE, PROBATION OR
 OTHER STATE SUPERVISION IS REQUIRED TO BE  EMPLOYED,  MAY  FULFILL  SUCH
 EMPLOYMENT  REQUIREMENT  THROUGH  EMPLOYMENT  AT ANY LICENSEE UNDER THIS
 CHAPTER UNLESS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID  PAROLE,  PROBATION,  OR
 STATE  SUPERVISION  EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT AT SUCH
 LICENSEE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10665-01-5

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