# New York S 8690: Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church

New York S 8690, Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cordell Cleare (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (SIGNED CHAP.182) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8690
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-07-24, SIGNED CHAP.182
- Sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (205 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Liquor license exception for one Manhattan address: benefit, low. The law lets the State Liquor Authority issue an on‑premises liquor license at one specific Manhattan address. It is the parcel listed as Section 7, Block 1912, Lot 30 in New York County. The place must sell food or drinks for people to consume there. The license can be issued even though the site…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-03 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 138 | 2 |   |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 2 |   |
| 2026-05-13 | committee | Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-07-24: SIGNED CHAP.182 (Senate)
- 2026-07-17: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-06-03: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-06-03: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.455 (House)
- 2026-06-03: SUBSTITUTED FOR A11379 (House)
- 2026-05-28: REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (House)
- 2026-05-28: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: 1ST REPORT CAL.1114 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8690)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8690)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8690-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).