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Adding a 311 complaint category for unlicensed cannabis retailers.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Consumer and Worker Protectionintroduced 2023-04-27

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2023-04-27Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create a specific 311 category for complaints related to unlicensed cannabis retailers. These complaints would be routed to the agency responsible for resolving the issue.

Committee on Consumer and Worker ProtectionDepartment of Consumer and Worker Protection and Office of Nightlife.

How it compares

12% of similar bills passed

6 passed · 44 died

This bill: 248 days in committee

Similar bills: median 241 days · 280 days when passed

Sponsors (23)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-04-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-04-27 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-09-06 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-09-06 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2023-09-06 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2023-04-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 23 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 23-311 to read as follows: � 23-311 Unlicensed sale of cannabis. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings: Cannabis. The term "cannabis" has the same meaning as set forth in section 3 of the cannabis law. Cannabis product. The term "cannabis product" has the same meaning as set forth in section 3 of the cannabis law. Unlicensed cannabis retailer. The term "unlicensed cannabis retailer" means a person selling or offering to sell cannabis or cannabis products without a license to sell such products pursuant to article 4 of the cannabis law. b. The department of information technology and telecommunications shall implement and maintain through its 311 citizen service center the capability for the public to file a complaint under the category of "unlicensed cannabis retailer" including on its website, mobile device platforms, and any other platform on which the center routinely utilizes categories to sort complaints. Such complaints shall be routed to the appropriate agency for resolution. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. SA LS #11858 3/27/2023 2 2